Social distance and spatial distance are not the same, observations on the use of GIS in leprosy epidemiology

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 136, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1624-1627

  Hoeven, T A ^a   Fischer, E A J ^a   Pahan, D ^b   Richardus, J H ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Danish Bangladesh Leprosy Mission   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LEPROSY; LEPROSY EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEASUREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SPATIAL DISTANCE;

CONTACT TRACING; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LEPROSY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

EID: 56349102233     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268808000381     Document Type: Article

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