Geographic variability in geocoding success for West Nile virus cases in South Dakota

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1108-1114

  Wey, Christine L ^a   Griesse, Jennifer ^b   Kightlinger, Lon ^b   Wimberly, Michael C ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b South Dakota Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster detection; Geocoding; Native American populations; Rural populations; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; POPULATION DENSITY; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

WEST NILE VIRUS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH DAKOTA; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 69249209708     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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