Spatial Analysis Spotlighting Early Childhood Leprosy Transmission in a Hyperendemic Municipality of the Brazilian Amazon Region
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Title
Spatial Analysis Spotlighting Early Childhood Leprosy Transmission in a Hyperendemic Municipality of the Brazilian Amazon Region
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Keywords
Leprosy, Census, Brazil, Schools, Infectious disease control, Mycobacterium leprae, Spatial analysis, Urban areas
Journal
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages e2665
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2014-02-07
DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0002665
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