Social determinants, their relationship with leprosy risk and temporal trends in a tri-border region in Latin America.

• Main Authors: Ivaneliza Simionato de Assis (Author), Marcos Augusto Moraes Arcoverde (Author), Antônio Carlos Viera Ramos (Author), Luana Seles Alves (Author), Thais Zamboni Berra (Author), Luiz Henrique Arroyo (Author), Ana Angélica Rêgo de Queiroz (Author), Danielle Talita Dos Santos (Author), Aylana de Souza Belchior (Author), Josilene Dália Alves (Author), Flávia Meneguetti Pieri (Author), Reinaldo Antônio Silva-Sobrinho (Author), Ione Carvalho Pinto (Author), Clodis Maria Tavares (Author), Mellina Yamamura (Author), Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade (Author), Pedro Fredemir Palha (Author), Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto (Author), Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brazil is the only country in Latin America that has adopted a national health system. This causes differences in access to health among Latin American countries and induces noticeable migration to Brazilian regions to seek healthcare. This phenomenon has led to difficulties in the control and elimi...