Small-area methods for investigation of environment and health.

ABSTRACT: Small-area studies offer a powerful epidemiological approach to study disease patterns at the population level and assess health risks posed by environmental pollutants. They involve a public health investigation on a geographical scale (e.g. neighbourhood) with overlay of health, environmental, demographic and potential confounder data. Recent methodological advances, including Bayesian approaches, combined with fast-growing computational capabilities, permit more informative analyses than previously possible, including the incorporation of data at different scales, from satellites to individual-level survey information. Better data availability has widened the scope and utility of small-area studies, but has also led to greater complexity, including choice of optimal study area size and

SUBMITTER: Piel FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7266556 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature