Identifying geographic areas with high disease rates: when do confidence intervals for rates and a disease cluster detection method agree?
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Geographic regions are often routinely monitored to identify areas with excess cases of disease. Further epidemiological investigations can be targeted to areas with higher disease rates than expected. Surveillance strategies typical...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-10-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Health Geographics |
| Online Access: | http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/5/1/46 |