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Activity Number:
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578
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
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| Abstract - #306460 |
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Title:
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A Bayesian Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Alcohol Outlets and Assaultive Violence
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Author(s):
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Loni Philip Tabb*+ and Anthony H Grubesic and Dominique A. Williams
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Companies:
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Drexel University School of Public Health and Drexel University and West Chester University
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Address:
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Dept of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-1192, United States
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Keywords:
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Bayesian ;
disease mapping ;
alcohol ;
violence
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Abstract:
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The distribution of alcohol outlets has been long linked to violent crime, particularly in urban areas. Because alcohol related crime and violence pose a serious threat to the general public's health, more work needs to be carried out to understand the spatial distribution of both alcohol outlets and violence. The purpose of this paper is to present the use of a Bayesian disease mapping framework to examine the relationship between alcohol outlets and violent crime in the city of Philadelphia. Using block groups, we are able to analyze the patterns of violence while adjusting for the spatial density of alcohol outlets as well as important neighborhood characteristics, including land use. Policy implications are also discussed.
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