Bayesian Analysis and Mapping of Mortality Rates for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
慢性阻塞性肺疾病死亡率的贝叶斯分析与制图
This article summarizes our research on estimation of age-specific and age-adjusted mortality rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for white males. Our objectives are more precise and informative displays (than previously available) of geographic variation of the age-specific mortality rates for COPD, and investigation of the relationships between the geographic variation in mortality rates and the corresponding variation in selected covariates. For a given…