Robustness of the BYM model in absence of spatial variation in the residuals
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the context of ecological studies, the Bayesian hierarchical Poisson model is of prime interest when studying the association between environmental exposure and rare diseases. However, adding spatially structured extra-variability...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Health Geographics |
| Online Access: | http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/6/1/39 |