A log-Weibull spatial scan statistic for time to event data

Abstract Background Spatial scan statistics have been used for the identification of geographic clusters of elevated numbers of cases of a condition such as disease outbreaks. These statistics accompanied by the appropriate distribution can also identify geographic areas with either longer or shorte...

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Main Authors: Iram Usman, Rhonda J. Rosychuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-018-0137-9