Stochastic Simulation Model for the Spatial Characterization of Lung Cancer Mortality Risk and Study of Environmental Factors

Mathematical Geosciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 437-452

  Oliveira, Ana Rita ^a   Branquinho, Cristina ^b   Pereira, Maria ^a   Soares, Amílcar ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Block sequential simulation; Cancer risk; Drought; Dry land

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; BLOCK-SEQUENTIAL; CANCER RISK; DRY LAND; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SEQUENTIAL SIMULATION; SPATIAL CHARACTERIZATION; STOCHASTIC SIMULATION MODEL;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROUGHT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

CANCER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH RISK; LAND USE; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION SIZE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84878106902     PISSN: 18748961     EISSN: 18748953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-013-9443-8     Document Type: Article

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