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Activity Number:
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34
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Sunday, July 29, 2007 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
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| Abstract - #309094 |
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Title:
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Spatial Analysis of Breast Cancer Incidence in Rockland County, New York County, and Western Queens County
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Author(s):
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Heather Watson*+ and Mengling Liu and Judith D. Goldberg
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Companies:
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New York University and New York University and New York University
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Address:
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324 E 52nd St Apt 2C, New York, NY, 10022,
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Keywords:
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spatial statistics ; small area ; aggregate ; breast cancer ; cluster
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Abstract:
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At the census tract level, female breast cancer cases are reported from 1990 to 2000 in Rockland County, New York County and Western Queens County in New York State. The United States Census 1990 and 2000 Long Form provided the population at risk and characteristics of interest, such as education and income. Several spatial methods are used to assess breast cancer standardized incidence rates in relation to environmental risk factors, such as distance from local power plants and census tract demographic and community characteristics. The data are analyzed using global and local clustering methods and spatial regression. The results from local clustering analysis show clusters of both increased and decreased incidence in the counties under study.
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