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A space–time analysis of the relationship between material deprivation and mortality for lung cancer
Author(s) -
Dreassi Emanuela
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
environmetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-095X
pISSN - 1180-4009
DOI - 10.1002/env.602
Subject(s) - lung cancer , socioeconomic status , covariate , demography , time lag , medicine , bayesian probability , cancer , lag , oncology , econometrics , statistics , environmental health , mathematics , population , computer science , sociology , computer network
Abstract The relationship between socioeconomic factors and mortality for lung cancer is investigated. A space–time hierarchical Bayesian model with time dependent covariates, to identify the proper lag time on which lung cancer mortality is affected by socioeconomic factors, is adopted. An example of lung cancer in males in Tuscany (Italy) during the period 1971–99 is provided. Results confirm the presence of an association between mortality for lung cancer and socioeconomic factors with a temporal lag (latency time) of 10 years. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.