Epidemiologic mapping using the kriging method : application to an influenza-like illness epidemic in France
This paper presents the application of a technique from the earth sciences, the "kriging" method, to the field of geographic epidemiology. Both the principles of the method and the basic equations are given. A key advantage of the method is that it relies on an analysis of the spatial vari...
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Veröffentlicht in: | American journal of epidemiology 1992-06, Vol.135 (11), p.1293-1300 |
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Zusammenfassung: | This paper presents the application of a technique from the earth sciences, the "kriging" method, to the field of geographic epidemiology. Both the principles of the method and the basic equations are given. A key advantage of the method is that it relies on an analysis of the spatial variability of the data and allows the representation of the variable under study as a continuous process throughout a country. Application of the kriging method to the geographic distribution of an epidemic of influenza-like illness in France is discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0002-9262 1476-6256 |
DOI: | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116236 |