Sensitivity analysis of the relationship between disease occurrence and distance from a putative source of pollution

Sensitivity analysis of the relationship between disease occurrence and distance from a putative source of pollution

The relation between disease risk and a point source of pollution is usually investigated using distance from the source as a proxy of exposure. The analysis may be based on case-control data or on aggregated data. The definition of the function relating risk of disease and distance is critical, bot...

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Main Authors: Emanuela Dreassi, Corrado Lagazio, Milena M. Maule, Corrado Magnani, Annibale Biggeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2008-05-01
Series:Geospatial Health
Subjects:
case-control study, environmental pollution, absestos, focused clustering, hierarchical Bayesian models, sensitivity to prior choice.
Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/249

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