Factors associated with the incidence of urban visceral leishmaniasis: an ecological study in Teresina, Piauí State, Brazil Fatores associados à incidência da leishmaniose visceral em área urbana: um estudo ecológico em Teresina, Piauí, Brasil
The objective of this study was to identify socioeconomic and environmental factors associated with the incidence of visceral leishmaniasis in the city of Teresina, Piauí State, Brazil. This was an ecological study based on 1,744 cases reported from 1991 to 2000, and the city's neighborhoods se...
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| Language: | English |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2009-07-01
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| Series: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2009000700012 |