Spatial epidemiology: Some pitfalls and opportunities

Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 242-244

  Ryan, Louise ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NOTE; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH DISPARITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 66149122281     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e318198a5fb     Document Type: Note

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