Comparison of tests for spatial heterogeneity on data with global clustering patterns and outliers

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages 55-

  Jackson, Monica C ^a   Huang, Lan ^b   Luo, Jun ^c   Hachey, Mark ^c   Feuer, Eric ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; DETECTION METHOD; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MODELING; MORTALITY;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450257723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-55     Document Type: Article

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