An innovative application of Bayesian disease mapping methods to patient safety research: a Canadian adverse medical event study.
MacNab YC, Kmetic A, Gustafson P, et al. An innovative application of Bayesian disease mapping methods to patient safety research: a Canadian adverse medical event study. Stat Med. 2006;25(23):3960-80.
The authors describe the application of Bayesian statistical methods to assess adverse medical events. In this Canadian patient population, they found geographic variation in adverse events and a relationship between such events and socioeconomic characteristics.