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Activity Number:
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440
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics in Epidemiology
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| Abstract - #305397 |
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Title:
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Children's Health: The Effect of Air Pollution
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Author(s):
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Elizabeth A. Stanwyck*+ and Bimal Sinha
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Companies:
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County and University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Address:
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1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD, 21250,
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Keywords:
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Pollution ; Health ; Children ; Environment
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Abstract:
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Effects of air pollution on human health are an important concern, and serious attempts have been made to effectively measure such effects. While one end of the equation (human health effects) can be measured without much error, the other end of the equation- specific pollutants and their amounts at the (micro) individual level- is hard to determine. Fortunately, some interesting and useful statistical models can be used to describe such uncertainties, and to meaningfully link the two sides. In this presentation a general overview of the problem and some solutions from both frequentist and Bayesian points of view will be presented. Then an adaptation of these procedures to deal with real data available in the United States will be discussed. Also, methods will be compared with a separate study that used an entirely different approach.
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