JSM 2004 - Toronto

JSM Activity #CE_13C

This is the preliminary program for the 2004 Joint Statistical Meetings in Toronto, Canada. Currently included in this program is the "technical" program, schedule of invited, topic contributed, regular contributed and poster sessions; Continuing Education courses (August 7-10, 2004); and Committee and Business Meetings. This on-line program will be updated frequently to reflect the most current revisions.

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CE_13C Sun, 8/8/04, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM FRY-Tudor 7
Disease Mapping and Risk Assessment for Public Health (1/2 Day Course) - Continuing Education - Course
ASA, Section on Statistics and the Environment
Instructor(s): Andrew B. Lawson, University of South Carolina
This course provides participants with a basic introduction to the concepts and methods useful in the analysis of geo-referenced small area health data, with emphasis on public health and epidemiological applications. The course covers basic spatial epidemiology concepts; statistical background; geographical information systems uses; examples of public health applications such as cluster detection, resource allocation and ecological analysis.
 

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Revised March 2004