Comparison of small-area analysis techniques for estimating county-level outcomes

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 453-460

  Jia, Haomiao ^a   Muennig, Peter ^b   Borawski, Elaine ^c  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL SMOOTHING; SYNTHETIC METHOD; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 2542564231     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.02.004     Document Type: Review

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