Spatial patterns of leprosy in a hyperendemic state in Northern Brazil, 2001-2012

• Main Authors: Lorena Dias Monteiro (Author), Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo (Author), Aline Lima Brito (Author), Carlos Henrique Alencar (Author), Jorg Heukelbach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the spatial patterns of leprosy in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. METHODS This study was based on morbidity data obtained from the Sistema de Informações de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN - Brazilian Notifiable Diseases Information System), of the Ministry of Hea...