Empirical bayesian model applied to the spatial analysis of leprosy occurrence

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 474-480

  Vieira Souza, Wayner ^a   Castro Barcellos, Cristhovam ^a   Brito, Ana Maria ^a   Sá Carvalho, Marília ^a   Gonçalves Cruz, Oswaldo ^a   Militão Albuquerque, Maria Fatima ^a   Alves, Keyla Ribeiro ^a   Lapa, Tiago Maria ^a  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bayes theoremLeprosy, transmission; Disease notification; Epidemiology; Leprosy; Residence characteristics; Spatial analysis; Underregistration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BAYES THEOREM; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECOLOGY; EMPIRICISM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEPROSY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BAYES THEOREM; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; ENGLISH ABSTRACT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEPROSY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0035487559     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102001000500011     Document Type: Article

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