Spatial epidemiology of hospital-diagnosed brucellosis in Kampala, Uganda

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Makita, Kohei ^a   Fèvre, Eric M ^b   Waiswa, Charles ^c   Kaboyo, Winyi ^d   Eisler, Mark C ^a   Welburn, Susan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

CENTRAL PROVINCE [UGANDA]; KAMPALA; UGANDA;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROBIOLOGY; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; POVERTY AREAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UGANDA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80053357935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-10-52     Document Type: Article

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