The use of socioeconomic factors in mapping tuberculosis risk areas in a city of northeastern Brazil Uso de factores socioeconómicos en la localización de áreas con riesgo de tuberculosis en una ciudad del nordeste de Brasil

In Brazil the challenge of meeting the needs of those living in deprived areas has generated discussions on replacing the existing approach to epidemiological surveillance with an integrated public health surveillance system. This new approach would supplant the traditional focus on high-risk indivi...

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Main Authors: Wayner V. Souza, Ricardo Ximenes, Maria F. M. Albuquerque, Tiago M. Lapa, José L. Portugal, Maria L. C. Lima, Celina M. T. Martelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2000-12-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892000001100005