Spatial dynamics of an epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome in an urban area

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 965-968

  Wang, Jinfeng ^a   McMichael, Anthony J ^b   Meng, Bin ^a   Becker, Niels G ^b   Han, Weiguo ^a   Glass, Kathryn ^b   Wu, Jilei ^c   Liu, Xuhua ^a   Liu, Jiyuan ^a   Li, Xiaowen ^d   Zheng, Xiaoying ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH RISK; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; URBAN POPULATION;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33845420470     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.030247     Document Type: Article

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