Spatial distribution of tuberculosis from 2002 to 2012 in a midsize city in Brazil
Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem in many developing countries. Exploratory spatial analysis is a powerful instrument in spatial health research by virtue of its capacity to map disease distribution and associated risk factors at the population level. The ai...
Main Authors: | Mirna de Abreu e Silva, Cláudia Di Lorenzo Oliveira, Rafael Gonçalves Teixeira Neto, Paulo Augusto Camargos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-09-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3575-y |
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