Monitoring for clusters of disease : application to leukemia incidence in upstate New York

The authors propose a procedure for the detection of significant clusters of chronic diseases, with particular reference to cancer. The procedure allows for variations in population density and avoids the problem of "post hoc" formation of hypotheses or self-defined populations. This accou...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of epidemiology 1990-07, Vol.132 (1), p.S136-S143
Hauptverfasser:	TURNBULL, B. W, IWANO, E. J, BURNETT, W. S, HOWE, H. L, CLARK, L. C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cluster Analysis Computer Simulation Data Interpretation, Statistical Epidemiologic Methods Geography Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Humans Incidence Leukemia - epidemiology Leukemias. Malignant lymphomas. Malignant reticulosis. Myelofibrosis Medical sciences Monte Carlo Method New York Population Density Population Surveillance - methods
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