Spatio-temporal patterns of tuberculosis incidence in Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, southeast Brazil, and their relationship with social vulnerability: a Bayesian analysis

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this ecological study was to evaluate the urban spatial and temporal distribution of tuberculosis (TB) in Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, southeast Brazil, between 2006 and 2009 and to evaluate its relationship with factors of social vulnerability such as income and...

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Main Authors: Daiane Leite da Roza, Maria do Carmo Gullaci Guimarães Caccia-Bava, Edson Zangiacomi Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000500013&lng=en&tlng=en