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Mood Disorders Hospitalizations, Suicide Attempts, and Suicide Mortality Among Agricultural Workers and Residents in an Area With Intensive Use of Pesticides in Brazil

Armando Meyer Instituto de Estudos de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sergio Koifman Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro
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Rosalina Jorge Koifman Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro
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Josino Costa Moreira Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro
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Juliana de Rezende Chrisman Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro
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Yael Abreu-Villaça Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pages 866-877 | Published online: 17 Jun 2010

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