Spatial point pattern analysis and its application in geographical epidemiology

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 256-274

  Gatrell, Anthony C ^a   Bailey, Trevor C ^b   Diggle, Peter J ^c   Rowlingson, Barry S ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Spatial point patterns spatial clustering epidemiology geographical information systems

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; GIS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; SPATIAL POINT PATTERN;

EID: 0029800011     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/622936     Document Type: Article

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