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NSMS35: Smoothing of Standardised Mortality Ratios: A preliminary investigation
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Methodological report detailing results of a project on the application of spatial and temporal smoothing techniques to small area Standardised Mortality Ratios. The report reviews the literature on smoothing methods for area-based data and reports on the application and evaluation of some simple linear smoothing techniques when applied to ward-level mortality statistics.