Spatial scale effects in environmental risk-factor modelling for diseases

Geospatial Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-182

  Raghavan, Ram K ^a   Brenner, Karen M ^a   Harrington, John A ^a   Higgins, James J ^a   Harkin, Kenneth R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Geographical information system; Leptospirosis; Modifiable areal unit problem; Spatial extent

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878486586     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2013.78     Document Type: Article

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