Spatial risk of tuberculosis mortality and social vulnerability in Northeast Brazil
- Authors: Alves LS, Arcêncio RA, Arroyo LH, Berra TZ, Chiaravalloti Neto F, Fronteira I, Garcia MCDC, Palha PF, Popolin MP, Queiroz AAR, Ramos ACV, Santos DTD, Yamamura M
- Publication Year: 2017
- Journal: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Link: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017000500693
Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common infectious disease in the world. The authors aimed to analyze the spatial risk of tuberculosis mortality and to verify associations in high-risk areas with social vulnerability. They performed an ecological study. In addition, they used scan statistic to detect areas at risk, and the Bivariate Moran Index to verify […]
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