Spatial-temporal analysis of leprosy in a priority Brazilian northeast municipality for disease control

• Main Authors: Fernanda de Castro Lopes (Author), Giana Gislanne da Silva de Sousa (Author), Weslei Melo da Silva (Author), Ana Cristina Pereira de Jesus Costa (Author), Floriacy Stabnow Santos (Author), Lívia Maia Pascoal (Author), Marcelino Santos Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the spatial-temporal distribution of leprosy in a priority municipality for leprosy control. Methods: ecological study, conducted in a city in the Northeast of Brazil, whose analysis units were census sectors. The study used compulsory notification data for cases regi...