An analysis of spatial and socio-economic determinants of tuberculosis in Hermosillo, Mexico, 2000-2006

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 708-713

  Álvarez Hernández, Gerardo ^a   Lara Valencia, F ^b   Reyes Castro, P A ^c   Rascon Pacheco R A ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c El Colegio de Sonora   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Mexico; Social deprivation; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952407578     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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