Spatial Analysis of Notified Cryptosporidiosis Infections in Brisbane, Australia

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 900-907

  Hu, Wenbiao ^a,b   Mengersen, Kerrie ^a   Tong, Shilu ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

CART; Cryptosporidiosis; Socioeconomic Factors; Spatial Analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BAYES THEOREM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 70450223143     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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