2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development and use of scan statistics for community diagnosis with considering regional differences in spatial epidemiology
| Project/Area Number |
22700301
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Statistical science
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| Research Institution | National Institute of Public Health |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKAHASHI Kunihiko 国立保健医療科学院, 政策技術評価研究部, 主任研究官 (50323259)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 空間・環境統計 / 空間疫学 / 地域診断 / スキャン統計量 |
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| Research Abstract |
We proposed several scan statistics for detecting disease clusters and Bayesian approach to indices of regional healthcare expenditure in Japan for spatial epidemiology and community diagnosis, with taking account of regional differences which are caused by population size of each area. Our simulation studies could show that the proposed methods can accurately detect the clusters and stably estimate the level of regional medical expenses in compared with conventional methods.
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