Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Cancer Risk in Epidemiologic Studies with Residential Histories

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1049-1057

  Wheeler, David C ^a   Ward, Mary H ^b   Waller, Lance A ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; case control study; cluster analysis; epidemiology; generalized additive model; non Hodgkin lymphoma

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METROPOLITAN AREA; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84864552479     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045608.2012.671131     Document Type: Article

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