Spatial and temporal analysis of tuberculosis in an area of social inequality in Northeast Brazil

• Main Authors: Shirley Verônica Melo Almeida Lima (Author), Allan Dantas dos Santos (Author), Andrezza Marques Duque (Author), Marco Aurélio de Oliveira Goes (Author), Marcus Valerius da Silva Peixoto (Author), Damião da Conceição Araújo (Author), Caíque Jordan Nunes Ribeiro (Author), Márcio Bezerra Santos (Author), Karina Conceição Gomes Machado de Araújo (Author), Marco Antônio Prado Nunes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is a disease known worldwide for its vulnerability factors, magnitude and mortality. The objective of the study was to analyze the spatial and temporal dynamics of TB in the area of social inequality i...