The epidemiology of gonorrhoea in London: A Bayesian spatial modelling approach

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 211-220

  Le Polain De Waroux, O ^a,b   Harris, R J ^a   Hughes, G ^a   Crook, P D ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gonorrhoea; Infectious disease control; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BAYES THEOREM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GONORRHEA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890101646     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813000745     Document Type: Article

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