Applications of extraction mapping in environmental epidemiology

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Authors

Agbogbenkou Têvi Déla-dem Lawson · University of Dundee

Abstract

This paper discusses a new method which allows the extraction of a background disease rate from a data set consisting of spatial co-ordinates of morbidity or mortality events. We demonstrate its application with two data sets, one based on cancer registry data and the other on death certificates.

Topics & Keywords

Data-Driven Disease Surveillance Spatial and Panel Data Analysis Nutritional Studies and Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Statistics in Medicine

Volume 12, Issue 13, pp. 1249-1258

DOI: 10.1002/sim.4780121306

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