A framework for modelling differences in regional mortality over time

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 420-425

  Lix, L M ^a   Ekuma, O ^a   Brownell, M ^a   Roos, L L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; METHODOLOGY; MODELING; MORTALITY; REGIONAL PATTERN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME;

HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MANITOBA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2142765945     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.009522     Document Type: Article

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