A comparison of methods for spatial relative risk mapping of human neural tube defects

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-106

  Liao, Yi Lan ^a,b   Wang, Jin Feng ^b   Wu, Ji Lei ^a   Wang, Jiao Jiao ^c   Zheng, Xiao Ying ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Hierarchical Bayesian model; Neural tube birth defects; Risk mapping; Spatial filtering method

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DEFECTS; COMPARISON OF METHODS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HIERARCHICAL BAYESIAN MODELS; HIGH INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; REGION OF INTEREST; RELATIVE RISKS; RISK MAPS; SPATIAL CLUSTER; SPATIAL FILTERINGS; SPATIAL NOISE;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DEFECTS; MAPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

RISK PERCEPTION;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; ETIOLOGY; INFANT MORTALITY; MAPPING METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 78651497016     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-010-0439-3     Document Type: Article

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