Investigation of geo-spatial hotspots for the occurrence of tuberculosis in Almora district, India, using GIS and spatial scan statistic
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The World Health Organization has declared tuberculosis a global emergency in 1993. It has been estimated that one third of the world population is infected with <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</it>, the causative agent of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-08-01
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Series: | International Journal of Health Geographics |
Online Access: | http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/5/1/33 |