Open AccessA deviation bar chart for detecting dengue outbreaks in Puerto Rico.
Author(s) -
José G. RigauPérez,
Peter S. Millard,
David Walker,
Carmen Deseda,
A Casta-Vélez
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.89.3.374
Subject(s) - dengue fever , outbreak , bar (unit) , environmental health , chart , geography , bar chart , virology , medicine , demography , statistics , mathematics , meteorology , sociology
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deviation bar chart (Statistical Software for Public Health Surveillance) and laboratory-based surveillance data were evaluated for their utility in detecting dengue outbreaks in Puerto Rico.