Tuberculosis in indigenous children in the Brazilian Amazon

OBJECTIVE: Assess the epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis in Brazilian indigenous children and actions to control it. METHODS: An epidemiological study was performed with 356 children from 0 to 14 years of age in Rondônia State, Amazon, Brazil, during the period 1997-2006. Cases of TB reported t...

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Main Authors: Caroline Gava, Jocieli Malacarne, Diana Patrícia Giraldo Rios, Clemax Couto Sant'Anna, Luiz Antônio Bastos Camacho, Paulo Cesar Basta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-02-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102013000100011&lng=en&tlng=en