The scale-invariant spatial clustering of leukemia in San Francisco

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 371-381

  Philippe, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033592243     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.0964     Document Type: Article

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