A Bayesian hierarchical model for accident and injury surveillance

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-102

  MacNab, Ying C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayesian hierarchical methodology; Hospitalisation due to motor vehicle traffic injury; Poisson random effects model; Spatio temporal accident and injury surveillance; Splines

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC SURVEYS; TRANSPORTATION;

BAYESIAN HIERARCHICAL MODELS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 0037207487     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(01)00093-8     Document Type: Article

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