Spatio-temporal analysis of pneumonia and influenza hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada
| Autor: | Eric J. Crighton, Susan J. Elliott, Pavlos Kanaroglou, Rahim Moineddin, Ross E.G. Upshur |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Geospatial Health, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 191-202 (2008) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1827-1987 1970-7096 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/gh.2008.243 |
| Popis: | Pneumonia and influenza represent a significant public health and health care system burden that is expected to increase with the aging of developed nations’ populations. The burden of these illnesses is far from uniform however, with recent studies showing that they are both highly spatially and temporally variable. We have combined spatial and time-series analysis techniques to examine pneumonia and influenza hospitalizations in the province of Ontario, Canada, to determine how temporal patterns vary over space, and how spatial patterns of hospitalizations vary over time. Knowledge of these patterns can provide clues to disease aetiology and inform the effective management of health care system resources. Spatial analysis revealed significant clusters of high hospitalization rates in northern and rural counties (Moran’s I = 0.186; P |
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