Spatio-temporal analysis of pneumonia and influenza hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada

Geospatial Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-202

  Crighton, Eric J ^a   Elliott, Susan J ^b   Kanaroglou, Pavlos ^b   Moineddin, Rahim ^c,d   Upshur, Ross E G ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Hospitalization; Influenza; Ontario; Pneumonia; Spatio temporal analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION;

DEMOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ONTARIO; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 54449094277     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2008.243     Document Type: Article

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