Bayesian models for spatial incidence: A case study of suicide using the BUGS program

Health and Place

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 229-247

  Congdon, Peter ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayes smoothing; Clustering; Gibbs sampling; Parasuicide; Social deprivation; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031441581     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(97)00017-8     Document Type: Article

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