Methods for Investigating Localized Clustering of Disease: No.135 (International Agency for Research on Cancer Scientific Publications) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9283221354 ISBN 13: 9789283221357

Publisher: International Agency for Research on Cancer, 1997

Synopsis

Methods for investigating generalized spatial clustering of disease in human populations have only recently become available. This volume presents the outcome of a unique practical test of these methods, in which authors of several newly-developed approaches conducted their own blind analyses of over 50 artificial datasets, some random, some generated by clustering processes. Results were then compared with the known spatial structure. An historical view of leukaemia clustering is also included. This book will be of particular interest to epidemiologists and public health specialists with responsibility for analysing childhood leukaemia and other rare diseases for which the phenomenon of clustering may offer important clues to aetiology. It will also be useful for statisticians with an interest in analysis of spatial distributions of rare disease.

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About the Author

VICTORIA ALEXANDER is the co-founder of After Suicide, an organization that offers support groups, consultation, and counseling for survivors. She is on the staff of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Synopsis

This book is intended for of particular interest to Epidemiologists, Public health specialists and statisticians.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Agency for Research on Cancer
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9283221354
• ISBN 13: 9789283221357
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276
• Editor: Alexander F.E., Boyle P.