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Spatial epidemiological approaches in disease mapping and analysis

Title
Spatial epidemiological approaches in disease mapping and analysis / Poh-Chin Lai, Fun-Mun So, Ka-Wing Chan.
Author
Lai, Poh C.
Publication
Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2009], ©2009.

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Additional Authors
  • So, Fun Mun.
  • Chan, Ka Wing.
Description
xx, 174 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 25 cm
Summary
"This internationally reputable guide brings instructional clarity to its treatment of spatial-statistical techniques, subjecting epidemiological data to statistical rigor and advanced methodological testing. With the help of a vivid color insert, this book illustrates the applications of GIS in examining non-contagious (asthma and dengue) and contagious (SARS) diseases, making it applicable to any public health condition on any scale." "This landmark work follows a truly interdisciplinary model, capturing the complexity of GIS for the non-specialist in a ready-to-implement way and spotlighting the global challenge of analyzing public health concerns in a geographical context."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Medical geography
  • Medical mapping
  • Geographic information systems
  • Epidemiologic Methods
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Geography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. GIS Concepts and Operations -- 2. GIS and Geographic Data -- 3. Spatial Analysis Software and Methods -- 4. Point Pattern Methods of Disease Analysis -- 5. Areal Methods of Disease Analysis -- 6. Interpolation and Associative Analysis -- 7. Initiating a GIS Project in Spatial Epidemiology -- 8. Current GIS Research in Health Care and Disease Analyses -- App. A. List of GIS Software -- App. B. Data Description -- App. C. Data Preparation in Microsoft Excel -- App. D. Useful Web References.
ISBN
  • 9781420045468 (hardback : alk. paper)
  • 1420045466 (hardback : alk. paper)
LCCN
2008025463
OCLC
  • ocn232257291
  • 232257291
  • SCSB-8857274
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries