Investigation of the geographical distribution of female cancer patterns in Belgium using pattern recognition techniques

Different multivariate methods have been applied to obtain an overview of the Belgian female cancer mortality distribution. The resulting maps and figures show the patterns of female cancer mortality to be strongly geographically determined. Two major trends can be derived namely along the north-sou...

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Published inInternational journal of epidemiology Vol. 17; no. 4; p. 724
Main Authors Thielemans, A, Hopke, P K, De Quint, P, Depoorter, A M, Thiers, G, Massart, D L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.12.1988
Subjects
Belgium
Data Display
Female
Humans
Neoplasms - mortality
Pattern Recognition, Automated
Space-Time Clustering
Statistics as Topic
Belgium
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Summary:Different multivariate methods have been applied to obtain an overview of the Belgian female cancer mortality distribution. The resulting maps and figures show the patterns of female cancer mortality to be strongly geographically determined. Two major trends can be derived namely along the north-south axis and along the east-west axis of the country. The cancer sites responsible for these patterns are identified.
ISSN:0300-5771
DOI:10.1093/ije/17.4.724