Spatio-temporal methods in environmental epidemiology

Teaches Students How to Perform Spatio-Temporal Analyses within Epidemiological Studies Spatio-Temporal Methods in Environmental Epidemiology is the first book of its kind to specifically address the interface between environmental epidemiology and spatio-temporal modeling. In response to the growin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Shaddick, Gavin, author (author), Zidek, James V., author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton, FL : Chapman and Hall/CRC, an imprint of Taylor and Francis 2015.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Texts in statistical science.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009631114606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • chapter 1 - Why spatio–temporal epidemiology?
  • chapter 2 - Modelling health risks
  • chapter 3 - The importance of uncertainty
  • chapter 4 - Embracing uncertainty: the Bayesian approach
  • chapter 5 - The Bayesian approach in practice
  • chapter 6 - Strategies for modelling
  • chapter 7 - Is ‘real’ data always quite so real?
  • chapter 8 - Spatial patterns in disease
  • chapter 9 - From points to fields: modelling environmental hazards over space
  • chapter 10 - Why time also matters
  • chapter 11 - The interplay between space and time in exposure assessment
  • chapter 12 - Roadblocks on the way to causality: exposure pathways, aggregation and other sources of bias
  • chapter 13 - Better exposure measurements through better design
  • chapter 14 - New Frontiers.