The spatial epidemiology of cholera in an endemic area of Bangladesh

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1015-1024

  Ali, Mohammad ^a   Emch, Michael ^b   Donnay, J P ^c   Yunus, Mohammad ^d   Sack, R B ^e  

^a International Vaccine Institute   (South Korea)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Cholera; Disease risk; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; SURFACE WATER;

CHOLERA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHOLERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DIARRHEA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BANGLADESH; CHOLERA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WATER POLLUTION;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0036329797     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00230-1     Document Type: Article

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