2008
A Bayesian hierarchical model for the estimation of two incomplete surveillance data sets
Buenconsejo J, Fish D, Childs JE, Holford TR. A Bayesian hierarchical model for the estimation of two incomplete surveillance data sets. Statistics In Medicine 2008, 27: 3269-3285. PMID: 18314934, DOI: 10.1002/sim.3190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBayesian hierarchical modelMarkov chain Monte Carlo simulation techniquesMonte Carlo simulation techniqueHierarchical modelModel uncertaintyUse of covariatesBayesian frameworkSimulation techniquesModel-based approachData setsSurveillance datasetModelSuch dataPublic health impactSpatial distributionPublic health officialsInferenceEstimationSpatial variationTreatable diseaseChronic diseasesUncertaintyHigh riskDisease riskDisease control
1999
Temporal Relation between Ixodes scapularis Abundance and Risk for Lyme Disease Associated with Erythema Migrans
Falco R, McKenna D, Daniels T, Nadelman R, Nowakowski J, Fish D, Wormser G. Temporal Relation between Ixodes scapularis Abundance and Risk for Lyme Disease Associated with Erythema Migrans. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 149: 771-776. PMID: 10206627, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythema migransLyme diseaseWestchester County Medical CenterLyme Disease AssociatedEarly Lyme diseaseCounty Medical CenterDisease prevention effortsYears of ageSuccessful prevention programsAdult ticksDisease AssociatedPrevention criteriaMedical CenterPatientsPrevention programsDisease controlPrevention effortsCase numbersI. scapularisDiseaseAdult I. scapularisEM casesEM incidenceAnnual numberMigrans