Spatial modeling of leprosy in the state of Bahia and its social determinants: a study of health inequities

Abstract BACKGROUND: Leprosy is a neglected disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Brazil has the second largest number of cases in the world. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the spatial distribution of leprosy in the state of BAHIA, Brazil, and the association between his occurrence and the synthetic ind...

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Main Authors: Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Carlos Feitosa Luna, Mônica de Avelar Figueiredo Mafra Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2019-05-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962019000200182&tlng=en