Ecological analysis of social risk factors for Rotavirus infections in Berlin, Germany, 2007-2009

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wilking, Hendrik ^a   Höhle, Michael ^a   Velasco, Edward ^a   Suckau, Marlen ^b   Eckmanns, Tim ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b Senate Dept for Health Environment and Consumer Protection   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Disease clustering; Risk factors; Rotavirus infection; Social environment; Urban health

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; POPULATION SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

BERLIN; GERMANY;

ROTAVIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84865315267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-11-37     Document Type: Article

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