Leprosy in Brazil in the 21st century: analysis of epidemiological and operational indicators using inflection point regression,

• Main Authors: Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza (Author), João Paulo Silva de Paiva (Author), Thiago Cavalcanti Leal (Author), Gabriel da Silva Urashima (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract The objective of this study was to analyze the trend of epidemiological and operational indicators of leprosy in Brazil, from 2001 to 2017. This was a time series study involving nine indicators. The inflection point regression model was used. Decreasing trends were observed for the followi...