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Article: Bayesian Analysis and Mapping of Mortality Rates for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.(white American males)(Statistical Data Included)(Technical)
- Article from:
- Journal of the American Statistical Association
- Article date:
- December 1, 2000
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This article summarizes our research on estimation of age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for white males. Our objectives are more precise and informative displays (than previously available) of geographic variation of the age-specific mortality rates for COPD, and investigation of the relationships between the geographic variation in mortality rates and the corresponding variation in selected covariates. For a given age class, our estimates are displayed in a choropleth map of mean rates. We develop a variation map that identifies the geographical areas where inferences are reliable. Here, the variation is ...