Introduction: Homicide is a universal indicator of social violence with large public health consequences.Objectives: To describe mortality by homicides and to analyze its trends and geographic distribution in Colombia between 1998 and 2012.Materials and methods: We conducted a descriptive study of deaths by homicide in Colombia between 1998 and 2012 using official mortality databases and the population projections of the Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística, DANE. We calculated age- and sex-specific mortality rates, and we analyzed the geographical distribution of mean-adjusted homicide mortality rates at municipal level.Results: Between 1998 and 2012, 331,470 homicides were reported in Colombia. The mean crude rate was 51.5 ...
Murders are the main cause of deaths in Colombia ranking it in first place as the country with most ...
Introduction: According to the Colombian healthcare authority, cardiovascular diseases were the lead...
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de la mortalidad por causas externas en la población argentina, ch...
Introduction: Homicide is a universal indicator of social violence with large public health conseque...
Introduction: Suicides are one of the main public health issues globally. Objective: To analyze the ...
Se presenta un análisis del efecto de la mortalidad por homicidio en Colombia sobre la mortalidad ge...
Introduction: Psychosocial behaviors are the object of indifference, which has lead to a generalized...
RESUMEN: El homicidio en Medellín, Colombia, se convirtió en la primera causa de muerte desde 1986 y...
ResumenObjetivoEvaluar y describir la evolución de la mortalidad por homicidio en la ciudad de Medel...
Introduction: Non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of premature mortality and disability ...
Introduction. When determining some populations state of health, an understanding of the causes of m...
Introduction: Whooping cough is a public health problem that mainly affects children under one year ...
Aunque en Colombia la tasa de homicidio ha mostrado una tendencia decreciente en los últimos años, e...
Introduction: Suicide is a serious social and public health problem that affects the population in m...
RESUMEN: El objetivo general de esta tesis es analizar las inequidades socioeconómicas en la mortali...
Murders are the main cause of deaths in Colombia ranking it in first place as the country with most ...
Introduction: According to the Colombian healthcare authority, cardiovascular diseases were the lead...
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de la mortalidad por causas externas en la población argentina, ch...
Introduction: Homicide is a universal indicator of social violence with large public health conseque...
Introduction: Suicides are one of the main public health issues globally. Objective: To analyze the ...
Se presenta un análisis del efecto de la mortalidad por homicidio en Colombia sobre la mortalidad ge...
Introduction: Psychosocial behaviors are the object of indifference, which has lead to a generalized...
RESUMEN: El homicidio en Medellín, Colombia, se convirtió en la primera causa de muerte desde 1986 y...
ResumenObjetivoEvaluar y describir la evolución de la mortalidad por homicidio en la ciudad de Medel...
Introduction: Non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of premature mortality and disability ...
Introduction. When determining some populations state of health, an understanding of the causes of m...
Introduction: Whooping cough is a public health problem that mainly affects children under one year ...
Aunque en Colombia la tasa de homicidio ha mostrado una tendencia decreciente en los últimos años, e...
Introduction: Suicide is a serious social and public health problem that affects the population in m...
RESUMEN: El objetivo general de esta tesis es analizar las inequidades socioeconómicas en la mortali...
Murders are the main cause of deaths in Colombia ranking it in first place as the country with most ...
Introduction: According to the Colombian healthcare authority, cardiovascular diseases were the lead...
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de la mortalidad por causas externas en la población argentina, ch...