%0 Journal Article
%K Unified Health System
%K time series analysis
%K Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
%K Hospital Mortality
%K Hospitalization
%K Health Services Research
%K Health Care Costs
%K Hansen's disease
%K Brazil
%K leprosy
%B Cureus
%D 2026
%G ENG
%I Springer Science and Business Media LLC
%N 10
%P 1 - 22
%R 10.7759/cureus.118367
%T Declining Leprosy-Related Hospitalization Rates and Increasing In-Hospital Case Fatality in Brazil: A Nationwide Ecological Time-Series Study, 2008-2023
%U https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/original_article/pdf/538512/20261022-178333-v4eh1a.pdf
%V 18
%8 10/2026
%9 Article