Bayesian Analysis of Geographical Variation in Disease Risk

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Author(s): C. L. Vidal-Rodeiro (Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health, USA), M. I. Santiago-Perez (Public Health Department of Galicia, Spain), E. Vazquez-Fernandez (Public Health Department of Galicia, Spain), M. E. Lopez-Vizcaino (Galician Statistical Institute, Spain)and X. Hervada-Vidal (Public Health Department of Galicia, Spain)
Copyright: 2005
Pages: 7
Source title: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, First Edition
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-553-5.ch042

Keywords: Information Resources Management / Information Science Reference / Library & Information Science

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Disease mapping is a big focus of interest in the area of public health (Bailey, 2001; Moore & Carpenter, 1999), and the geographical distribution of a disease has an important role in understanding its origin, its causes or its evolution.

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