Mapping disease risk estimates based on small numbers: An assessment of empirical bayes techniques

Economic and Social Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 341-363

  Pringle, D G ^a  

^a ST PATRICK S COLLEGE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN APPROACH; DISEASE RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; RISK MAPPING;

EID: 0030424541     PISSN: 00129984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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