Density estimation and adaptive bandwidths: A primer for public health practitioners

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Carlos, Heather A ^a   Shi, Xun ^b   Sargent, James ^a   Tanski, Susanne ^a   Berke, Ethan M ^a,b,c,d  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GIS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; TEXAS;

EID: 77954812110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-9-39     Document Type: Article

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