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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2019-05-01
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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 |