Spatial analysis of deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis in the city of São Luís, Brazil

Spatial analysis of deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis in the city of São Luís, Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To characterize deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis, according to sociodemographic and operational variables, in the city of São Luís, Brazil, and to describe their spatial distribution. METHODS: This was an exploratory ecological study based on secondary data from death certificates, obta...

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Main Authors: Marcelino Santos-Neto, Mellina Yamamura, Maria Concebida da Cunha Garcia, Marcela Paschoal Popolin, Tatiane Ramos dos Santos Silveira, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2014-10-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Tuberculose pulmonar/mortalidade
Controle de doenças transmissíveis
Análise espacial
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