Trend of leprosy detection rate in Brazil, 1990 to 2016

• Main Authors: Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza (Author), Franklin Gerônimo Bispo Santos (Author), Thiago Cavalcanti Leal (Author), João Paulo Silva de Paiva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The objective of this study was to describe the trend of detection of the disease in Brazil from 1990 to 2016. The joinpoint regression model was used. There was a significant trend of decreased detection in the country (average annual percent change −1.8%) and in the South (average annual...