Analysis and estimative of schistosomiasis prevalence for the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, using multiple regression with social and environmental spatial data

Analysis and estimative of schistosomiasis prevalence for the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, using multiple regression with social and environmental spatial data

The aim of this work is to establish a relationship between schistosomiasis prevalence and social-environmental variables, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, through multiple linear regression. The final regression model was established, after a variables selection phase, with a set of spatial va...

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Main Authors: Ricardo JPS Guimarães, Corina C Freitas, Luciano V Dutra, Ana CM Moura, Ronaldo S Amaral, Sandra C Drummond, Márcio Guerra, Ronaldo GC Scholte, Charles R Freitas, Omar S Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-10-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
schistosomiasis
risk map
geographical information system
multiple linear regression
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