Bayesian ecological regression with latent factors: Atmospheric pollutants emissions and mortality for lung cancer

Environmental and Ecological Statistics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 397-409

  Biggeri, Annibale ^a   Bonannini, Massimo ^b   Catelan, Dolores ^a   Divino, Fabio ^c   Dreassi, Emanuela ^a   Lagazio, Corrado ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Environmental Protection Agency   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian Latent Factor model; Environmental pressure

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CANCER;

EID: 24944486017     PISSN: 13528505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10651-005-1521-8     Document Type: Article

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