Correlation Assessment of Climate and Geographic Distribution of Tuberculosis Using Geographical Information System (GIS)

Correlation Assessment of Climate and Geographic Distribution of Tuberculosis Using Geographical Information System (GIS)

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) spread pattern is influenced by geographic and social factors. Nowadays Geographic Information System (GIS) is one of the most important epidemiological instrumentation identifying high-risk population groups and geographic areas of TB. The aim of this study was to det...

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Main Authors: Reza BEIRANVAND, Asrin KARIMI, Ali DELPISHEH, Kourosh SAYEHMIRI, Samira SOLEIMANI, Shahnaz GHALAVANDI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Annual rain
Climatic processes
Geographic information systems
Tuberculosis
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/5849

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