The urban environment from the health perspective: the case of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Main Authors: Caiaffa Waleska Teixeira (Author), Almeida Maria Cristina de Mattos (Author), Oliveira Claúdia Di Lorenzo (Author), Friche Amélia Augusta de Lima (Author), Matos Sônia Gesteira e (Author), Dias Maria Angélica Salles (Author), Cunha Maria da Consolação Magalhães (Author), Pessanha Eduardo (Author), Proietti Fernando Augusto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aims to determine spatial patterns of mortality and morbidity for five health problems in an urban environment: homicides, adolescent pregnancy, asthma hospitalization, and two vector-borne diseases, dengue and visceral leishmaniasis. All events were obtained through the city health datab...