Spatial risk of tuberculosis mortality and social vulnerability in Northeast Brazil

Spatial risk of tuberculosis mortality and social vulnerability in Northeast Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common infectious disease in the world. We aimed to analyze the spatial risk of tuberculosis mortality and to verify associations in high-risk areas with social vulnerability. METHODS: This was an ecological study. The scan statistic was used...

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Main Authors: Thaís Zamboni Berra, Ana Angélica Rêgo de Queiroz, Mellina Yamamura, Luiz Henrique Arroyo, Maria Concebida da Cunha Garcia, Marcela Paschoal Popolin, Danielle Talita dos Santos, Antonio Carlos Vieira Ramos, Luana Seles Alves, Inês Estevinho Fronteira, Francisco Chiaravalloti Neto, Pedro Fredemir Palha, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Social vulnerability
Spatial analysis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017000500693&lng=en&tlng=en

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