Bayesian Disease Mapping: Hierarchical Modeling in Spatial Epidemiology

Bayesian Disease Mapping: Hierarchical Modeling in Spatial Epidemiology
ISBN-10
1584888415
ISBN-13
9781584888413
Series
Bayesian Disease Mapping
Category
Mathematics
Pages
368
Language
English
Published
2008-08-05
Publisher
CRC Press
Author
Andrew B. Lawson

Description

Focusing on data commonly found in public health databases and clinical settings, Bayesian Disease Mapping: Hierarchical Modeling in Spatial Epidemiology provides an overview of the main areas of Bayesian hierarchical modeling and its application to the geographical analysis of disease. The book explores a range of topics in Bayesian inference and

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