Spatio-temporal analysis of tuberculosis in Spain, 2008-2010

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 745-751

  Gómez Barroso, Diana ^a   Rodriguez Valin E ^a   Ramis, R ^a   Cano, R ^a  

^a CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clusters; Geographical analysis; Infectious disease; Spatio temporal

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84878287687     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0702     Document Type: Article

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