Exploring neighborhood inequality in female breast cancer incidence in Tehran using Bayesian spatial models and a spatial scan statistic

Exploring neighborhood inequality in female breast cancer incidence in Tehran using Bayesian spatial models and a spatial scan statistic

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to explore the spatial pattern of female breast cancer (BC) incidence at the neighborhood level in Tehran, Iran. METHODS The present study included all registered incident cases of female BC from March 2008 to March 2011. The raw standardized incidence ratio (SIR...

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Main Authors: Erfan Ayubi, Mohammad Ali Mansournia, Ali Ghanbari Motlagh, Alireza Mosavi-Jarrahi, Ali Hosseini, Kamran Yazdani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2017-05-01
Series:Epidemiology and Health
Subjects:
Breast neoplasms
Spatial analysis
Health status disparities
Iran
Online Access:http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-39-e2017021.pdf

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