Spatial dependence of malaria epidemics in municipalities of the Brazilian Amazon

Introduction: In 2010, there were 305 (37.8%) municipalities with malaria epidemics in the Brazilian Amazon. The epidemics spread can be explained by the spatial distribution pattern. Objective: To analyze the spatial dependence, autocorrelation, of the malaria epidemics in the municipalities o...

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Main Authors: Rui Moreira Braz, Renato Fontes Guimarães, Osmar Abílio de Carvalho Júnior, Pedro Luiz Tauil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2014-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2014000300615&lng=en&tlng=en