Introduction -- Clustering and clusters -- Disease mapping: Visualization of spatial clustering -- Tests for temporal clustering -- General tests for spatial clustering: Regional count data -- General tests for spatial clustering: Case-control point data -- Tests for space-time clustering -- Focused tests for spatial clustering -- Space-time scan statistics
Summary
The development of powerful computing environment and the geographical information system (GIS) has thrust the analysis of geo-referenced disease incidence data into the mainstream of spatial epidemiology. This book offers a perspective on statistical methods for detecting disease clustering
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-244) and index
