Social deprivation index and lymphatic filariasis: a tool for mapping urban areas at risk in northeastern Brazil

International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-84

  Bonfim, Cristine ^a,b   Aguiar Santos, Ana Maria ^a   Pedroza Jr , Dinilson ^c,d   Costa, Tadeu Rodrigues ^e   Portugal, José Luiz ^f   Oliveira, Conceição ^g   Medeiros, Zulma ^a,h  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b História Moderna e Contemporânea   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE GEOGRAFIA E ESTATÍSTICA   (Brazil)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^g Recife Prefeitura do Recife   (Brazil)

^h FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Control programs; Factor Analysis; Health Inequalities; Lymphatic Filariasis; Poverty Areas; Socioeconomic Factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROFILARIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; URBAN AREA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 71949096961     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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