Income inequality and risk of infection and death by COVID-19 in Brazil.

Lauro Miranda Demenech Samuel de Carvalho Dumith Maria Eduarda Centena Duarte Vieira Lucas Neiva Silva

Published in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2020)

Income inequality can play an important role in the impact of COVID-19 on the Brazilian territory, through absolute and contextual effects. Structural policies to reduce inequality are essential to face this and future health crises in Brazil.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
public health
mental health
physical activity
healthcare
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
current status
health information
risk assessment