A power comparison of generalized additive models and the spatial scan statistic in a case-control setting

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Young, Robin L ^a   Weinberg, Janice ^a   Vieira, Verónica ^a   Ozonoff, Al ^a   Webster, Thomas F ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SPREAD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MODELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 77954664071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-9-37     Document Type: Article

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