Geographic correlation between deprivation and risk of meningococcal disease: An ecological study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-11

  Williams, Christopher J ^a   Willocks, Lorna J ^b   Lake, Iain R ^c   Hunter, Paul R ^c  

^a MOUNT VERNON CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communicable disease; Geography; Maps; Meningitis; Meningococcal; Meningococcal infections; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 4544281546     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-4-30     Document Type: Article

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