Multiple-cluster detection test for purely temporal disease clustering: Integration of scan statistics and generalized linear models.

The spatial scan statistic is commonly used to detect spatial and/or temporal disease clusters in epidemiological studies. Although multiple clusters in the study space can be thus identified, current theoretical developments are mainly based on detecting a 'single' cluster. The standard s...

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Main Authors: Kunihiko Takahashi, Hideyasu Shimadzu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6249023?pdf=render