Social risk and its association with tuberculosis mortality in a context of high inequality in South Brazil: A geo-epidemiology analysis
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide; in 2016, over 95% of TB deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries. Although the incidence and deaths from TB have decreased in Brazil in recent years, the disease has increased in the vulnerable population, whose...
Main Authors: | Danielle Talita dos Santos, Luana Seles Alves, Marcos Augusto Moraes Arcoverde, Luiz Henrique Arroyo, Thaís Zamboni Berra, Antônio Carlos Vieira Ramos, Felipe Lima dos Santos, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio, Carla Nunes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034120304111 |
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