Bayesian estimation of colorectal cancer mortality in the presence of misclassification in Iran

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 691-694

  Pourhoseingholi, Mohamad Amin ^a   Faghihzadeh, Soghrat ^a   Hajizadeh, Ebrahim ^a   Abadi, Alireza ^b   Zali, Mohammad Reza ^b  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Baynesian estimation; Colorectal cancer; Iran; Mortality data

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951123556     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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