| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 325 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Race, class and place : directions for the future of public health / Gregory Pappas, Mohammed Akhter -- 2. Understanding health disparities through geographic information systems / Samuel Soret [and others] -- 3. Using a GIS and the American Community Survey to address community health problems / Jane L. McCall, Amy K. Pasini, Richard B. Wait -- 4. The application of spatial analysis to the public health understanding of alcohol and alcohol-related problems / Robert Lipton [and others] -- 5. The new kid on the block : a look at how geographic information systems are changing the face of cancer research / Jane L. McCall -- 6. Community breast cancer mapping in Huntington, Long Island / Scott Carlin -- 7. Application of a GIS-based statistical method to assess spatio-temporal changes in breast cancer clustering in the northeastern United States / Daikwon Han, Peter A. Rogerson -- 8. Geographical analysis of disease in small areas using hierarchical Bayesian models : mapping men's lung cancer mortality in Galicia, Spain / C.L. Vidal-Rodeiro [and others] -- 9. Using hierarchical nearest neighbor analysis and animation to investigate the spatial and temporal patterns of raccoon rabies in West Virginia / Andrew Curtis, Michael Leitner, Cathleen Hanlon --10. Spatial cluster analysis for etiological research and identification of socio-environmental risk factors / Michael Emch, Mohammad Ali |
| Summary |
"This book presents a sampling of the many applications utilizing GIS in the field of health, including needs of less-developed countries in utilizing the concepts and technologies of mapping"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Geographic information systems.
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Public health -- Data processing
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Medical care -- Data processing
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Medical care.
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Geographic Information Systems
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Delivery of Health Care
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Patient Care
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geographic information systems.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
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Medical care
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Geographic information systems
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Medical care -- Data processing
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Public health -- Data processing
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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geographic information systems.
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Geographic information systems
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Geographic information systems.
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Systèmes d'information géographique.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Khan, Omar A., 1973-
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| ISBN |
1591400767 |
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9781591400769 |
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6610310157 |
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9786610310159 |
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