Social determinants and inequalities in tuberculosis incidence in Latin America and the Caribbean

OBJECTIVE: To identify key social determinants of tuberculosis (TB) incidence among countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), a geographic area regarded as one of the most socioeconomically unequal in the world METHODS: An ecological study was conducted at the country level. Data were obta...

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Main Authors: César V. Munayco, Oscar J. Mújica, Francisco X. León, Mirtha del Granado, Marcos A. Espinal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2015-09-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892015000800001&lng=en&tlng=en