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An evaluation of spatial and multivariate covariance among childhood cancer histotypes in Texas (United States).
| العنوان: | An evaluation of spatial and multivariate covariance among childhood cancer histotypes in Texas (United States). |
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| المؤلفون: | James Thompson, Susan Carozza, Li Zhu |
| المصدر: | Cancer Causes & Control; Feb2007, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p105-113, 9p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | MULTIVARIATE analysis, CANCER, CHILDREN |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | TEXAS |
| مستخلص: | Abstract [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]Background??Spatial modeling of rare diseases, such as childhood cancer, has been hampered by imprecise risk estimates. Recent developments in Bayesian hierarchical modeling include the ability to adjust a disease risk estimate to be fully conditional for covariance among neighboring locations and for covariance among multiple diseases within each location. This joint modeling approach is called Multivariate Intrinsic Conditional Autoregressive.The objective of this study was to evaluate the spatial and histotype covariance among childhood cancer histotypes, in Texas. Results will be valuable for selecting appropriate models to support more specific etiologic studies of environmental factors for childhood cancer. Methods??County level standard morbidity ratios for 13 childhood cancer histotype groups were estimated using Multivariate Intrinsic Conditional Autoregressive modeling and the results compared to results from two reduced models. The two reduced models were the base model specified with zero spatial covariance and the base model specified with zero histotype covariance. The results were compared using the Deviance Information Criterion and Geographical Information System techniques were used to compare patterns of standard morbidity ratios. |
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| قاعدة البيانات: | Complementary Index |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s10552-006-0085-8 |