Validation tests of an improved kernel density estimation method for identifying disease clusters

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 243-264

  Cai, Qiang ^a   Rushton, Gerard ^b   Bhaduri, Budhendra ^c  

^a National Minority Quality Forum   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease clusters; Disease rate; GIS; Kernel density estimation; Spatial filter

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

IOWA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862544198     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: 14355949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10109-010-0146-0     Document Type: Article

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