EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PLACE: A SPATIAL AREA FOR HEALTH ANALYSIS

The authors present a theoretical discussion related to spatial areas used in Epidemiology, analysing their theoretical and methodological strengths and weaknesses in the recognition of social determinants of health. Some territorial divisions were defended as alternative scales because of homogenei...

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Main Authors: Maria Jalila Vieira de Figueirêdo Leite, Aldo Dantas, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte 2016-01-01
Series:Holos
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Online Access:http://www2.ifrn.edu.br/ojs/index.php/HOLOS/article/view/2854