Is it better to be rich in a poor area or poor in a rich area? A multilevel analysis of a case-control study of social determinants of tuberculosis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1285-1294

  Ximenes, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar ^a,b   de Albuquerque, Maria de Fatima Pessoa Militão ^a,c   Souza, Wayner V ^c   Montarroyos, Ulisses R ^a   Diniz, George T N ^c   Luna, Carlos F ^c   Rodrigues, Laura C ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazil; Multilevel; Poverty; Social determinants; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; HEALTH RISK; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; TUBERCULOSIS;

BRAZIL; PERNAMBUCO; RECIFE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349921767     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp224     Document Type: Article

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