Cluster analysis and disease mapping—why, when, and how? A step by step guide

BMJ

Volumn 313, Issue 7061, 1996, Pages 863-866

  Olsen, Sjurdur F ^a   Martuzzi, Marco ^b   Elliott, Paul ^c  

^a Statens Seruminstitut   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 0029789217     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7061.863     Document Type: Article

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