Journal article
An Analysis of the Geographic Variation in Cancer Incidence and its Determinants in Ontario
Abstract
Cancer incidence data for the Ontario Public Health Units in 1980–91 were examined to investigate regional patterns and the existence of outlier values after adjustment for known risk factors. Candidate risk factors were derived from the Ontario Health Survey and the census. Weighted regressions were fit to the data, and the spatial pattern of the residuals was analyzed.The number of outlier data points with significant elevations or reductions …
Authors
Walter SD; Marrett LD; Taylor SM; King D
Journal
Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 90, No. 2, pp. 104–108
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
March 1999
DOI
10.1007/bf03404111
ISSN
0008-4263