A Rural Community in a Brazilian Western Amazonian Region: Some Demographic and Epidemiological Patterns

A Rural Community in a Brazilian Western Amazonian Region: Some Demographic and Epidemiological Patterns

Some demographic and epidemiological patterns of the rural population of Monte Negro, locality situated in the State of Rondônia (Brazil), Western Amazonia, are described based on a sample of 924 randomly selected individuals, approximately 10% of the whole population. The main features of this samp...

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Main Authors: LMA Camargo, MM Moura, V Engracia, RC Pagotto, SA Basano, LH Pereira da Silva, EP Camargo, B Beiguelman, H Krieger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
demography
epidemiology
malaria
hepatitis
Western Amazonia
Rondônia
Brazil
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