Monitoring county-level chlamydia incidence in Texas, 2004-2005: Application of empirical Bayesian smoothing and Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) methods

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Owusu Edusei Jr , Kwame ^a   Owens, Chantelle J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH MONITORING; PLANNING METHOD; SMOOTHING; SPATIAL DATA; VIRAL DISEASE;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CHLAMYDIA;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

BAYES THEOREM; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; TEXAS;

EID: 62549159166     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-12     Document Type: Article

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