Classification methods for denominators in small areas

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 17-18, 1996, Pages 1921-1926

  Wittie, Peggy S ^a   Drane, Wanzer ^b   Aldrich, Tim E ^c  

^a University of South Carolina ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Department of Survey Operations   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029792810     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0258(19960930)15:18<1921::aid-sim403>3.0.co;2-3     Document Type: Article

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