Predicting future excess events in risk assessment

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 885-899

  Furukawa, Kyoji ^a,b   Cologne, John B ^b   Shimizu, Yukiko ^b   Ross, N Phillip ^b  

^a Radiation Effects Research Foundation ^*  (Japan)

^b RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age period cohort models; Cancer mortality; Excess risk; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Radiation risk projection

Indexed keywords

AGE-PERIOD-COHORT MODELS; CANCER MORTALITY; EXCESS RISK; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO; RADIATION RISK PROJECTION;

BOMBS (ORDNANCE); CHEMICAL PLANTS; HEALTH RISKS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MARKOV CHAIN; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCK VARNISH; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; BAYES THEOREM; CANCER MORTALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION MODEL; PREDICTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNIQUE;

BAYES THEOREM; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; JAPAN; NUCLEAR WARFARE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVORS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 65549125071     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01197.x     Document Type: Article

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