Spatial analysis of the home addresses of hospital patients with hepatitis B infection or hepatoma in Shenzhen, China from 2010 to 2012

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 3143-3155

  Hu, Tao ^a   Du, Qingyun ^a   Ren, Fu ^a   Liang, Shi ^b   Lin, Denan ^b   Li, Jiajia ^b   Chen, Yan ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shenzhen Center for Health Information   (China)

Author keywords

Geographic information system; Hepatitis; Hepatoma; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GIS; HEALTH RISK; HEPATITIS; INFECTIVITY; MONITORING SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX RATIO; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHILD; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; SHENZHEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897904965     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110303143     Document Type: Article

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