Spatial clustering of HIV prevalence in Atlanta, Georgia and population characteristics associated with case concentrations

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 129-141

  Hixson, Brooke A ^a,b   Omer, Saad B ^b   Del Rio, Carlos ^a,b,c   Frew, Paula M ^a,b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic mapping; HIV prevalence; HIV AIDS; Spatial cluster detection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GEORGIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952248624     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9510-0     Document Type: Article

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