Authors:
Queiroz JW, Dias GH, Nobre ML, De Sousa Dias MC, Araújo SF, Barbosa JD, Bezerra da Trindade-Neto P, Blackwell JM, Jeronimo SM.
Authors notes:
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Feb;82(2):306-14.
Keywords:
geographic information systems, applied spatial statistics, efficient tools, study Hansen's disease, leprosy, determine areas, greater risk of disease
Abstract:
Applied Spatial Statistics used in conjunction with geographic information systems (GIS) provide an efficient tool for the surveillance of diseases. Here, using these tools we analyzed the spatial distribution of Hansen's disease in an endemic area in Brazil.