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050 0 0 _aRA566.C7 2012
100 1 _aCromley, Ellen K.
245 1 0 _aGIS and public health /
_cEllen K. Cromley, Sara L. McLafferty.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bThe Guilford Press,
_cc2012.
300 _axxiv, 503 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 425-483) and index.
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: Introduction1. Geographic Information Systems2. Spatial Data3. Spatial Databases for Public Health4. Mapping Health Information5. Analyzing Spatial Clustering of Health Events6. Analyzing Environmental Hazards7. Analyzing the Risk and Spread of Infectious Diseases8. Exploring the Ecology of Vector-Borne Disease9. Analyzing Access to Health Services10. Locating Health Services11. Health Disparities12. Public Participation GIS and Community Health.
520 _a"Authoritative and comprehensive, this is the leading text and professional resource on using geographic information systems (GIS) to analyze and address public health problems. Basic GIS concepts and tools are explained, including ways to access and manage spatial databases. The book presents state-of-the-art methods for mapping and analyzing data on population, health events, risk factors, and health services, and for incorporating geographical knowledge into planning and policy. Numerous maps, diagrams, and real-world applications are featured. The companion Web page provides lab exercises with data that can be downloaded for individual or course use"--
650 0 _aGeographic information systems.
650 0 _aPublic health
_xData processing.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography
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650 7 _aMEDICAL / Public Health
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650 7 _aSCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
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650 7 _aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography
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650 7 _aMEDICAL / Epidemiology
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650 7 _aMEDICAL / General
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650 7 _aMEDICAL / Health Care Delivery
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650 7 _aMEDICAL / Health Policy
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700 1 _aMcLafferty, Sara L.,
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