Pulmonary tuberculosis in São Luis, State of Maranhão, Brazil: space and space-time risk clusters for death (2008-2012)

INTRODUCTION: The objective was to identify space and space-time risk clusters for the occurrence of deaths in a priority city for the control of tuberculosis (TB) in the Brazilian Northeast. METHODS: Ecological research was undertaken in the City of São Luis/Maranhão. Cases were considered that res...

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Published in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors:	Marcelino Santos Neto, Mellina Yamamura, Maria Concebida da Cunha Garcia, Marcela Paschoal Popolin, Ludmila Barbosa Bandeira Rodrigues, Francisco Chiaravalloti Neto, Inês Fronteira, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-02-01
Subjects:	Pulmonary tuberculosis Spatio-temporal and spatial analysis Death
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000100069&lng=en&tlng=en