Ecological factors associated with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) hospitalization rates in California, USA: A geospatial analysis

Geospatial Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-105

  Maliszewski, Paul J ^a   Wei, Ran ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster mitigation and response; H1N1; Influenza; Pandemic; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856044443     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2011.161     Document Type: Article

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