The relative risk of spatial cluster occurrence and spatiotemporal evolution of meningococcal disease in Niger, 2002-2008

Geospatial Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-101

  Maïnassara, Halima B ^a   Molinari, Nicolas ^b,c   Dematteï, Christophe ^b   Fabbro Peray, Pascale ^b,d  

^a Centre de Recherche Medicale et Sanitaire Niamey   (Niger)

^b NÎMES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Clusters analysis; Meningococcal disease; Niger; Relative risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649737070     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2010.190     Document Type: Article

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