Spatial Epidemiology: Methods and Applications

These Contributions From An International Group Of Practitioners Provide A Comprehensive Reference On Methods And Applications In The Emerging Field Of Spatial Epidemiology. Introduction--health And Population Data. Spatial Epidemiology : Methods And Application -- Health Event Data -- The Use Of Population Data In Spatial Epidemiology -- Socio-economic Factors At Areal Level And Their Relationship With Health -- Bias And Confounding In Spatial Epidemiology. Statistical Methods. Overview Of Statistical Methods For Disease Mapping And Its Relationship To Cluster Detection -- Bayesian Approaches To Disease Mapping -- Clustering, Cluster Detection, And Spatial Variation In Risk -- Assessment Of Disease Risk In Relation To A Pre-specified Source -- Geostatistical Methods For Mapping Environmental Exposures -- Ecological Correlation Studies. Disease Mapping And Clustering. Disease Mapping : A Historical Perspective -- Mapping Mortality Data In The United States -- Geographical Analysis Of Communicable Disease Data -- Bayesian Mapping Of Hodgkin's Disease In France --^ Investigating The Genetic Association Between Diabetes And Malaria : An Application Of Bayesian Ecological Regression Models With Errors In Covariates -- Do Cancers Cluster? -- Geographical Variations In Childhood Leukemia Incidence. Exposure And The Link To Health. Geostatistical Methods For Mapping Environmental Exposures -- Ecological Correlation Studies. Disease Mapping And Clustering. Disease Mapping : A Historical Perspective -- Mapping Mortality Data In The United States -- Geographical Analysis Of Communicable Disease Data -- Bayesian Mapping Of Hodgkin's Disease In France -- Investigating The Genetic Association Between Diabetes And Malaria : An Application Of Bayesian Ecological Regression Models With Errors In Covariates -- Do Cancers Cluster? -- Geographical Variations In Childhood Leukemia Incidence. Exposure And The Link To Health. Exposure Assessment -- Personal Exposure Monitoring In Environmental Epidemiology -- Dispersion Modelling --^ Combining Models Of Health And Exposure Data : The Saviah Study -- The Role Of Geographical Studies In Risk Assessment -- Water Quality And Health -- Climate Change And Human Health : Mapping And Modelling Potential Impacts. Edited By P. Elliott ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.