Method for mapping population-based case-control studies: An application using generalized additive models

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Webster, Thomas ^a   Vieira, Verónica ^a   Weinberg, Janice ^a   Aschengrau, Ann ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COVARIANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAP; POPULATION GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MAPS AS TOPIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION GROUPS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746954105     PISSN: 1476072X     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-5-26     Document Type: Article

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