Spatial-temporal heterogeneity of hand, foot and mouth disease and impact of meteorological factors in arid/ semi-arid regions: a case study in Ningxia, China

Spatial-temporal heterogeneity of hand, foot and mouth disease and impact of meteorological factors in arid/ semi-arid regions: a case study in Ningxia, China

Abstract Background The incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) varies over space and time and this variability is related to climate and social-economic factors. Majority of studies on HFMD were carried out in humid regions while few have focused on the disease in arid/semi-arid regions, m...

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Main Authors: Jie Li, Xiangxue Zhang, Li Wang, Chengdong Xu, Gexin Xiao, Ran Wang, Fang Zheng, Fang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Hand
Foot and mouth disease
Spatial-temporal variation
GeoDetector; Bayesian space-time hierarchical model
Ningxia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7758-1

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