Age transition of tuberculosis incidence and mortality in Brazil.
Open Access
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Revista de Saúde Pública
- Vol. 35 (1) , 81-87
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s0034-89102001000100012
Abstract
Before the Aids pandemic, demographic transition and control programs prompted a shift in the age of incidence of tuberculosis from adults to older people in many countries. The objective of the study is to evaluate this transition in Brazil.Keywords
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