The application of geographic information systems and spatial data during Legionnaires' disease outbreak responses

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 49, 2012, Pages

  Bull, M ^a   Hall, I M ^a   Leach, S ^a   Robesyn, E ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; METEOROLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84871439451     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.17.49.20331-en     Document Type: Review

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