Practical approaches to disease mapping
Oxford University Press eBooksPublished 25 July 1996
M. Smarts, Jean-Baptiste Estève
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Abstract
Abstract This chapter presents some ideas that were developed at the International Agency for Research on Cancer while preparing or participating in the production of several other cancer atlases. Maps convey instant visual information on the geographical distribution of diseases, and are becoming an indispensable tool for epidemiologists. For mapping cancers, it is important to standardize and smoothen risks in appropriate manner to avoid conveying false information. Statistically driven methods area recommended for smoothing risks.
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology