title: Adult leukemia: a spatial analysis.
abstract: A simple and direct analysis of the spatial distribution of adult leukemia data results from a geopolitical map transformed to have a uniform density of the population at risk. Geographic displays and statistical assessments then lead to a series of informative descriptions of the observed spatial pattern for six sex- and age-specific categories of non-Hispanic white individuals. Using a statistical/graphical approach, no consistent pattern of disease is observed; however, indications emerge of isolated nonrandom influences among young females (ages 10-29 years).
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA. selvin@stat.berkeley.edu
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Selvin
authors.forename: Deane W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Merrill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011156:Population Density