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Spatial Health Inequalities: Adapting GIS Tools and Data Analysis

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2016
Tongue
English
Leaves
206
Category
Library

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✦ Table of Contents


Content: Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Author
Introduction
1: New Emerging Trends in Health Information Technology
Current Role of GIS in the Health-Care System
Patient-Centric Applications of GIS. Population-Oriented Uses of GIS Citizen-Contributed Geographic Information
Disease and Bioterrorism Surveillance
Geographic Characteristics of Bioterrorism Attack
Crisis/Disaster Management
Interactive Maps and Analysis Tools
Conclusion
References
2: Chronic Diseases
Diabetes. Obesity Scale Factor in Obesity Studies
Data Resources
Socioeconomic Data
Physical Environmental Data
Personal Environmental Attributes
Data Limitations
Cancer
GIS's Role in Cancer Health Disparities
Conclusion
References
3: Birth Health
Birth Morbidity Data. Low Birth Weight Infant Mortality
Birth Defects
Conclusion
References
4: Infectious Diseases
Vector-Borne Diseases
West Nile Virus (WNV)
Regional Variations of WNV Distribution
Lyme Disease
Waterborne Diseases
Airborne Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Drug Addiction Conclusion
References
5: Children's Lead Poisoning
Children's Exposure to Lead
Data Collection Processes
Geocoding Screened Cases
Screening Techniques
Spatial Analytical Methods
Screening Activities
Risk Modeling
Environmental Risk Factors
Genetic Variation.

✦ Subjects


Medical care;Geographic information systems.;Public health;Geographic information systems.;Medical informatics.;MEDICAL;Forensic Medicine.;MEDICAL;Preventive Medicine.;MEDICAL;Public Health.;Medical care.;Public health.


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