Mortality related to tuberculosis-HIV/AIDS co-infection in Brazil, 2000-2011: epidemiological patterns and time trends

Mortality related to tuberculosis-HIV/AIDS co-infection in Brazil, 2000-2011: epidemiological patterns and time trends

Abstract: Co-infection of tuberculosis (TB)-HIV/AIDS is a persistent public health problem in Brazil. This study describes epidemiological patterns and time trends of mortality related to TB-HIV/AIDS co-infection. Based on mortality data from 2000-2011 (almost 12.5 million deaths), 19,815 deaths rel...

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Main Authors: Mauricélia da Silveira Lima, Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo, Jorg Heukelbach, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Reagan Nzundu Boigny, Alberto Novaes Ramos Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
VIH
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida
Estudios de Series Temporales
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2016001105008&lng=en&tlng=en

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