A statistical model for spatial patterns of Buruli ulcer in the Amansie West district, Ghana

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 126-136

  Duker, Alfred A ^a   Stein, Alfred ^a   Hale, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Buruli ulcer; Immune system; Mining; Mycobacterium ulcerans; Neighbourhood model

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROUNDWATER; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; SKIN DISORDER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS;

EID: 33646466649     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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