Real time spatial cluster detection using interpoint distances among precise patient locations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Public health departments in the United States are beginning to gain timely access to health data, often as soon as one day after a visit to a health care facility. Consequently, new approaches to outbreak surveillance are being deve...

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Main Authors: Bonetti Marco, Olson Karen L, Pagano Marcello, Mandl Kenneth D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/5/19