The changing distribution of malaria in the brazilian amazon, 2003-2004 and 2008-2009

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 763-769

  Duarte, Elisabeth Carmen ^a   Ramalho, Walter Massa ^a   Tauil, Pedro Luiz ^a   Fontes, Cor Jésus Fernandes ^b   Pang, Lorrin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^c HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazon; Gini coeffi cient; Lorenz curve; Malaria; Risk ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GINI COEFFICIENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LORENZ CURVE; MALARIA; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORTALITY; PARASITE INCIDENCE; RISK FACTOR; BRAZIL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; TOPOGRAPHY;

BRAZIL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 84921852484     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0274-2014     Document Type: Article

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