Spatial statistics and geographical information systems in epidemiology and public health
Robinson, T.P.
Advances in Parasitology 47: 81-128
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0065-308X PMID: 10997205 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-308x(00)47007-7Document Number: 278133
This chapter surveys the principles behind spatial statistics and geographic information systems, and their application to epidemiology and public health. The main sections are as follows: introduction; disease distribution mapping; spatial patterns in disease distributions; spatial relationships and causal factors in disease distributions; decision support for disease intervention; and conclusions.
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