Geographic information systems and applied spatial statistics are efficient tools to study Hansen's disease (leprosy) and to determine areas of greater risk of disease

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 306-314

  Queiroz, José Wilton ^a   Dias, Gutemberg H ^b   Nobre, Maurício Lisboa ^c   De Sousa Dias, Márcia C ^b   Araújo, Sérgio F ^a   Barbosa, James D ^a   Da Trindade Neto, Pedro Bezerra ^a   Blackwell, Jenefer M ^d   Jeronimo, Selma M B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Giselda Trigueiro   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEPROSY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; BRAZIL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME;

BRAZIL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LEPROSY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77449127110     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.08-0675     Document Type: Article

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