A statistical approach to rank multiple priorities in Environmental Epidemiology: An example from high-risk areas in Sardinia, Italy

Geospatial Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-89

  Catelan, Dolores ^a,b   Biggeri, Annibale ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Regional Reference Center for Cancer Screening   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental Epidemiology; Hierarchical Bayesian model; Multiple comparisons; Rank

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOMETRY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS;

BAYES THEOREM; BIOMETRY; CAUSALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COAL MINING; DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS;

EID: 58849105953     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2008.234     Document Type: Article

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