Spatial analysis of bladder, kidney, and pancreatic cancer on upper Cape Cod: an application of generalized additive models to case-control data

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 1988, elevated cancer incidence in upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts prompted a large epidemiological study of nine cancers to investigate possible environmental risk factors. Positive associations were observed, but explained only a...

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Main Authors: Weinberg Janice, Webster Thomas, Vieira Verónica, Aschengrau Ann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:Environmental Health
Online Access:http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/3