Age transition of tuberculosis incidence and mortality in Brazil Transição etária da incidência e mortalidade por tuberculose no Brasil

OBJECTIVE: Before the Aids pandemic, demographic transition and control programs prompted a shift in the age of incidence of tuberculosis from adults to older people in many countries. The objective of the study is to evaluate this transition in Brazil. METHODS: Tuberculosis incidence and mortality...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flávio Chaimowicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2001-02-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102001000100012