Spatial aberration vs. geographical substance: Representing place in public health surveillance

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1242-1248

  Yiannakoulias, Nikolaos ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Population health; Public health surveillance; Spatial cluster detection

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 80053569594     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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