Human development, social vulnerability and COVID-19 in Brazil: a study of the social determinants of health

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was confirmed in Brazil in February 2020. Since then, the disease has spread throughout the country, reaching the poorest areas. This study analyzes the relationship between COVID-19 and the population’s living conditions. We aimed to identify...

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Main Authors: Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Michael Ferreira Machado, Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-020-00743-x