Issues in the mapping of two diseases. Academic Article

abstract

• Recently, there has been increased interest in the geographical modelling of two or more diseases. In this article, we consider a number of issues relating to such an endeavour including the standardization process and the comparison of univariate and bivariate disease mapping models. A principle motivation for the examination of two or more diseases is to discover similarities or dissimilarities in the geographical distribution of risk. In this article, we propose a proportional mortality approach to give clues to areas of similarity and dissimilarity. A secondary aim of bivariate modelling is to 'borrow strength' between diseases in order to provide better estimates of risk in each area. We will illustrate various modelling strategies using incidence data from 1996 to 2000 on lung and bladder cancer in Washington state.

authors

• Dabney, Alan

author list (cited authors)

• Dabney, A. R., & Wakefield, J. C

citation count

• 43

complete list of authors

• Dabney, Alan R||Wakefield, Jon C

publication date

• January 2005

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Statistical Methods in Medical Research  Journal

keywords

• Aged
• Female
• Humans
• Incidence
• Lung Neoplasms
• Male
• Models, Statistical
• Proportional Hazards Models
• Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
• Washington

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1191/0962280205sm340oa

start page

• 83

end page

• 112

volume

• 14

issue

• 1

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1191%2F0962280205sm340oa

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being