Data-driven exploration of 'spatial pattern-time process-driving forces' associations of SARS epidemic in Beijing, China

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-244

  Wang, Jin Feng ^a   Christakos, George ^b   Han, Wei Guo ^c   Meng, Bin ^d  

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

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BEIJING UNION UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Associations; Determinants; Epidemic; SARS; Spatial pattern; Statistics; Time evolution

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; CHINA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54249157422     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn023     Document Type: Article

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