Social determinants of leprosy in a hyperendemic State in North Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify the socioeconomic, demographic, operational, and health service-related factors associated with the occurrence of leprosy in a hyperendemic State in North Brazil. METHODS This is an ecological study based on secondary data from the Sistema de Informações de Agravos...

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Main Authors: Lorena Dias Monteiro, Rosa Maria Salani Mota, Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Jorg Heukelbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102017000100260&lng=en&tlng=en