The space-time variation of disease risk, considering the closeness and availability of care units, is studied by a hierarchical Bayesian model in a gravitational formulation. The pattern of mortality for Hodgkin’s lymphoma over the last twenty-five years in the Tuscany region and the evaluation of the consequences of distance from the nearest radiation-therapy center are described. Results show a decrease in mortality for Hodgkin’s lymphoma and the attraction exercised by each care units.
Incorporating gravity model principles into disease mapping / E.Dreassi; A.Biggeri. - In: BIOMETRICAL JOURNAL. - ISSN 0323-3847. - STAMPA. - 45 (2):(2003), pp. 207-217. [10.1002/bimj.200390006]
Incorporating gravity model principles into disease mapping
DREASSI, EMANUELA;BIGGERI, ANNIBALE
2003
Abstract
The space-time variation of disease risk, considering the closeness and availability of care units, is studied by a hierarchical Bayesian model in a gravitational formulation. The pattern of mortality for Hodgkin’s lymphoma over the last twenty-five years in the Tuscany region and the evaluation of the consequences of distance from the nearest radiation-therapy center are described. Results show a decrease in mortality for Hodgkin’s lymphoma and the attraction exercised by each care units.
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