Bayesian modelling of environmental risk: Example using a small area ecological study of coronary heart disease mortality in relation to modelled outdoor nitrogen oxide levels

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 501-509

  Haining, Robert ^a   Law, Jane ^a   Maheswaran, Ravi ^b   Pearson, Tim ^b   Brindley, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian modelling; Poisson regression; Spatial autocorrelation; Spatial random effects

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; MORTALITY; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; SHEFFIELD [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34347404360     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-007-0134-1     Document Type: Article

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