Spatial analysis of avoidable hospitalizations due to tuberculosis in Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil (2006-2012)

• Main Authors: Mellina Yamamura (Author), Isabela Moreira de Freitas (Author), Marcelino Santo Neto (Author), Francisco Chiaravalloti Neto (Author), Marcela Antunes Paschoal Popolin (Author), Luiz Henrique Arroyo (Author), Ludmila Barbosa Bandeira Rodrigues (Author), Juliane Almeida Crispim (Author), Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the spatial distribution of avoidable hospitalizations due to tuberculosis in the municipality of Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil, and to identify spatial and space-time clusters for the risk of occurrence of these events. METHODS This is a descriptive, ecological study tha...