Spatial-temporal analysis of mortality using splines.

A method for constructing contour maps in disease mapping using smoothing splines is presented. Smoothing errors are discussed and error maps suggested. The approach is illustrated for mortality data on cardiovascular diseases in northwestern Germany (Lower Saxony and Bremen) 1970-1979.

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