Spatial analysis of avoidable hospitalizations due to tuberculosis in Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil (2006-2012)

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the spatial distribution of avoidable hospitalizations due to tuberculosis in the municipality of Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil, and to identify spatial and space-time clusters for the risk of occurrence of these events. METHODS This is a descriptive, ecological study...

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Main Authors: Mellina Yamamura, Isabela Moreira de Freitas, Marcelino Santo Neto, Francisco Chiaravalloti Neto, Marcela Antunes Paschoal Popolin, Luiz Henrique Arroyo, Ludmila Barbosa Bandeira Rodrigues, Juliane Almeida Crispim, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-01-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102016000100215&lng=en&tlng=en