Publications by authors named "Heloisy Alves de Medeiros Leano"

Objectives: to identify high-risk areas of leprosy in Brazil from 2001 to 2015.

Methods: this is an ecological study of spatial analysis based on Brazilian municipalities. Spatial scan statistics were used to identify spatial clustering and measure the relative risk from the annual detection rate of new cases of leprosy.

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Objective: To investigate in the literature the relation of socioeconomic factors in the incidence of the disease and other outcomes related to leprosy.

Method: Integrative review conducted in Lilacs, Medline, Scopus databases and SciELO online library with studies from 2000 to 2016.

Results: 32 studies were included.

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