TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Suicides by hanging and its association with meteorological conditions in São Paulo
JO  - Journal of forensic and legal medicine
A1  - Zerbini, Talita
A1  - Gianvecchio, Victor Alexandre Percínio
A1  - Regina, Damaris
A1  - Tsujimoto, Tamy
A1  - Ritter, Victor
A1  - Singer, Julio M.
SP  - 22
EP  - 24
VL  - 53
IS  - 
N2  - The main goal of this study was to evaluate the association between daily cases of hanging suicides and meteorological conditions in São Paulo, Brazil. We considered a retrospective observational study based on the analysis of all necroscopic medical-expert reports available in digital form from the central unit of the Instituto Médico Legal (Medical Legal Institute) of São Paulo between July 1, 2006 and June 31, 2007. The meteorological variables were combined via Principal Components Analysis. In order to explain their association with the frequency of suicides, Poisson regression models were employed. The analysis suggests that hotter and brighter days are associated with higher incidence of hanging suicides.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-928X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2017.10.010
ID  - ref1
ER  -