2016
Spatial measurement errors in the field of spatial epidemiology
Zhang Z, Manjourides J, Cohen T, Hu Y, Jiang Q. Spatial measurement errors in the field of spatial epidemiology. International Journal Of Health Geographics 2016, 15: 21. PMID: 27368370, PMCID: PMC4930612, DOI: 10.1186/s12942-016-0049-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpatial measurement errorsLocation measurement errorsMeasurement errorGlobal Positioning SystemNew statistical methodologyCovariate measurement errorPositioning systemNon-instrumental errorsStatistical methodologyGeographic information systemPractical examplesInstrumental errorsTheoretical modelErrorSpatial epidemiologySpatial dataPossible solutionsSuch errors
2011
Bayesian methods for fitting mixture models that characterize branching tree processes: An application to development of resistant TB strains
Izu A, Cohen T, Mitnick C, Murray M, De Gruttola V. Bayesian methods for fitting mixture models that characterize branching tree processes: An application to development of resistant TB strains. Statistics In Medicine 2011, 30: 2708-2720. PMID: 21717491, PMCID: PMC3219798, DOI: 10.1002/sim.4287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharacterization of uncertaintyBayesian approachBayesian methodsBranching tree modelStatistical methodsMixture modelBranching treeNatural wayPrior informationDrug resistance-conferring mutationsSuch cross-sectional dataDrug-resistant TBResistant TB strainsCombination of antibioticsDrug resistance mutationsMeasurement errorResistance-conferring mutationsTB strainsSingle patientTreatment policyPatientsMultiple drugsDiagnostic specimensCross-sectional dataGenetic mutations