Optimal discretization for geographical detectors-based risk assessment

GIScience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-92

  Cao, Feng ^a   Ge, Yong ^a   Wang, Jin Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

discretization; geographical detectors; NTD; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; SHANXI;

EID: 84877655925     PISSN: 15481603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15481603.2013.778562     Document Type: Article

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