title: On the recent debate on the space-time scan statistic for prospective surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical Statistics 2-9-6 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku Tokyo 105-0021, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tango
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001699:Biometry / Q000379:methods*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*