Hierarchical Bayesian Spatiotemporal Analysis of Childhood Cancer Trends

Geographical Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-120

  Torabi, Mahmoud ^a   Rosychuk, Rhonda J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CANCER; CHILD HEALTH; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MARKOV CHAIN; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 84859411511     PISSN: 00167363     EISSN: 15384632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-4632.2012.00839.x     Document Type: Article

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