Application of Bayesian geostatistical modeling for the assessment of risk for child mortality during the 2008 earthquake in Wenchuan, People’s Republic of China

A Bayesian geostatistical model was used to identify factors related to topographical variation in the analysis of mortality risk for children less than 5 years of age in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in the People’s Republic of China. Epidemiological data from a standardized survey were available fr...

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Main Authors: Yi Hu, Jin-Feng Wang, Xiao-Hong Li, Dan Ren, Dez-Hi Mu, Yan-Ping Wang, Chun-Mei Wen, Jun Zhu, Juan Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-05-01
Series:Geospatial Health
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Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/142