Spatial Clustering and Local Risk Factors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality has been steadily increasing in Taiwan since 2009. In order to understand where the hotspot areas are and what the local risk factors are, we integrated an ecological and a case-control study. We used a two-stage approach to identify hotspots an...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4690950/ |