Locating irregularly shaped clusters of infection intensity
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Locating irregularly shaped clusters of infection intensity.
Patterns of disease may take on irregular geographic shapes, especially when features of the physical environment influence risk. Identifying these patterns can be important for planning, and also identifying new environmental or social factors associated with high or low risk of illness. Until recently, cluster detection methods were limited in their ability to detect irregular spatial pattern...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Geospatial health
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1970-7096,1827-1987
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2010.200