Spatial distribution of tuberculosis from 2002 to 2012 in a midsize city in Brazil

• Main Authors: Mirna de Abreu e Silva (Author), Cláudia Di Lorenzo Oliveira (Author), Rafael Gonçalves Teixeira Neto (Author), Paulo Augusto Camargos (Author)
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• Udgivet: BMC, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem in many developing countries. Exploratory spatial analysis is a powerful instrument in spatial health research by virtue of its capacity to map disease distribution and associated risk factors at the population level. The ai...