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Geocoding Health Data - The Use of Geographic Codes in Cancer Prevention and Control, Research and Practice (Paperback)
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Geocoding Health Data - The Use of Geographic Codes in Cancer Prevention and Control, Research and Practice (Paperback)
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In the past, disease pattern mapping depended on census tracts
based on political units, such as states and counties. However,
with the advent of geographic information systems (GIS),
researchers can now achieve a new level of precision and
flexibility in geographic locating. This emerging technology allows
the mapping of many different kinds of geographies, including
disease rates in relation to pollution sources. Geocoding Health
Data presents a state-of-the-art discussion on the current
technical and administrative developments in geographic information
science. In particular, it discusses how geocoded residential
addresses can be used to examine the spatial patterns of cancer
incidence, staging, survival, and mortality. The book begins with
an introduction of various codes and their uses, including census
geographic, health area, and street level codes. It goes on to
describe the specific application of geocodes to cancer, detailing
methods, materials, and technical issues. The text illustrates how
to compile data maps for analysis and addresses issues, such as
mismatch correction and data quality. It describes the current
state of geocoding practices and discusses the use of individually
geocoded cancer incidences in spatial epidemiology, distance
estimation and spatial accessibilities, and tips for handling
non-geocoded cases. Special consideration is given to privacy and
confidentiality issues by focusing on disclosure limitation
methods. With recent disease outbreaks and escalating concerns
about bioterrorism, interest in the application of GIS to
individual data is growing. The fundamental concepts presented by
this book are of great value to anyone trying to understand the
causes, prevention, and control of cancer as well as a variety of
other diseases.
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