Comparing spatio-temporal clusters of arthropod-borne infections using administrative medical claims and state reported surveillance data

Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-213

  Jones, Stephen G ^a   Conner, William ^b   Song, Bo ^b   Gordon, David ^c   Jayakaran, Anand ^b  

^a BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease registry; Infectious diseases; Medical claims data; Space time scan statistic; Spatio temporal clusters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPOD DISEASE; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CALIFORNIA ENCEPHALITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; TULAREMIA; UNITED STATES; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TENNESSEE; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84862898315     PISSN: 18775845     EISSN: 18775853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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