Spatial autocorrelation of cancer incidence in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 7207-7228

  Al Ahmadi, Khalid ^a   Al Zahrani, Ali ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Geographical information system; Saudi Arabia; Spatial autocorrelation; Spatial pattern; Spatial regression

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; CANCER; DISEASE INCIDENCE; GIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OVARY CANCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSTATE CANCER; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

SAUDI ARABIA;

ANIMALS; CITIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX FACTORS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84890517129     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10127207     Document Type: Article

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