Spatio-temporal distribution and hotspots of Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease (HFMD) in northern Thailand

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 312-336

  Samphutthanon, Ratchaphon ^a   Tripathi, Nitin Kumar ^a   Ninsawat, Sarawut ^a   Duboz, Raphael ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD); Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Hand; Hotspot detection; Hybrid ring mapping; Spatial distribution pattern; Spatial statistics; Temporal distribution pattern

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; DISEASE CONTROL; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; GIS; MAPPING; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; VACCINE; VIRAL DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

THAILAND;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84891094569     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110100312     Document Type: Article

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