Analysis of geographical clustering of birth defects in Heshun county, Shanxi province

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 243-252

  Chi, Wenxue ^a   Wang, Jinfeng ^b   Li, Xinhu ^c   Zheng, Xiaoying ^d   Liao, Yilan ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

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

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Birth defects; China; Clustering analysis; Spatial scan statistic

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INFANT MORTALITY; RURAL AREA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH;

CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZERS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STILLBIRTH; TIME FACTORS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANXI;

EID: 48749110247     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120701824524     Document Type: Article

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