Volume 5, issue 1, December 2006
61 articles in this issue
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Developing global climate anomalies suggest potential disease risks for 2006 – 2007
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Assaf Anyamba
- Jean-Paul Chretien
- Kenneth J Linthicum
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 December 2006
- Article: 60
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Race-specific geography of prostate cancer incidence
Authors
- Laurie M DeChello
- David I Gregorio
- Holly Samociuk
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2006
- Article: 59
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On the use of ZIP codes and ZIP code tabulation areas (ZCTAs) for the spatial analysis of epidemiological data
Authors
- Tony H Grubesic
- Timothy C Matisziw
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 December 2006
- Article: 58
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Application of knowledge-driven spatial modelling approaches and uncertainty management to a study of Rift Valley fever in Africa
Authors
- Archie CA Clements
- Dirk U Pfeiffer
- Vincent Martin
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 December 2006
- Article: 57
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An unsupervised classification method for inferring original case locations from low-resolution disease maps
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- John S Brownstein
- Christopher A Cassa
- Kenneth D Mandl
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2006
- Article: 56
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Competing definitions of contextual environments
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Zaria Tatalovich
- John P Wilson
- Rob McConnell
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 December 2006
- Article: 55
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Hierarchical Bayesian spatial models for alcohol availability, drug "hot spots" and violent crime
Authors
- Li Zhu
- Dennis M Gorman
- Scott Horel
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 December 2006
- Article: 54
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Identifying perinatal risk factors for infant maltreatment: an ecological approach
Authors
- Yueqin Zhou
- Elaine J Hallisey
- Gordon R Freymann
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2006
- Article: 53
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Geostatistical analysis of disease data: accounting for spatial support and population density in the isopleth mapping of cancer mortality risk using area-to-point Poisson kriging
Authors
- Pierre Goovaerts
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2006
- Article: 52
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The crossroads of GIS and health information: a workshop on developing a research agenda to improve cancer control
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Linda Williams Pickle
- Martha Szczur
- David G Stinchcomb
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 21 November 2006
- Article: 51
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Modelling multiple hospital outcomes: the impact of small area and primary care practice variation
Authors
- Peter Congdon
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2006
- Article: 50
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Current practices in spatial analysis of cancer data: mapping health statistics to inform policymakers and the public
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- B Sue Bell
- Richard E Hoskins
- Daniel Wartenberg
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2006
- Article: 49
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Spatio-temporal effects of estimated pollutants released from an industrial estate on the occurrence of respiratory disease in Maptaphut Municipality, Thailand
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Somchai Jadsri
- Pratap Singhasivanon
- Supawadee Konchom
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2006
- Article: 48
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Development of a GIS-based, real-time Internet mapping tool for rabies surveillance
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jesse D Blanton
- Arie Manangan
- Charles E Rupprecht
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 01 November 2006
- Article: 47
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Identifying geographic areas with high disease rates: when do confidence intervals for rates and a disease cluster detection method agree?
Authors
- Rhonda J Rosychuk
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 18 October 2006
- Article: 46
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Application of Poisson kriging to the mapping of cholera and dysentery incidence in an endemic area of Bangladesh
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Mohammad Ali
- Pierre Goovaerts
- Michael Emch
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 13 October 2006
- Article: 45
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Spatial confidentiality and GIS: re-engineering mortality locations from published maps about Hurricane Katrina
Authors
- Andrew J Curtis
- Jacqueline W Mills
- Michael Leitner
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 10 October 2006
- Article: 44
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Defining rational hospital catchments for non-urban areas based on travel-time
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Nadine Schuurman
- Robert S Fiedler
- Darrin Grund
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 October 2006
- Article: 43
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Evaluating Michigan's community hospital access: spatial methods for decision support
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Joseph P Messina
- Ashton M Shortridge
- Mark J Finn
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 September 2006
- Article: 42
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Spatial analysis and mapping of malaria risk in Malawi using point-referenced prevalence of infection data
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Lawrence N Kazembe
- Immo Kleinschmidt
- Brian L Sharp
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 September 2006
- Article: 41
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Validation of travel times to hospital estimated by GIS
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Robin Haynes
- Andrew P Jones
- Hongxin Zhao
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 September 2006
- Article: 40
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Exploring the role of GIS during community health assessment problem solving: experiences of public health professionals
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Matthew Scotch
- Bambang Parmanto
- Ravi K Sharma
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 September 2006
- Article: 39
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A comparison of methods for calculating population exposure estimates of daily weather for health research
Authors
- Ivan Hanigan
- Gillian Hall
- Keith BG Dear
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 13 September 2006
- Article: 38
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Using GIS in a first national mapping of functional disability among older American Indians and Alaska natives from the 2000 census
Authors
- Margaret P Moss
- Matthew C Schell
- R Turner Goins
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 September 2006
- Article: 37
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Avian GIS models signal human risk for West Nile virus in Mississippi
Authors
- William H Cooke III
- Katarzyna Grala
- Robert C Wallis
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 August 2006
- Article: 36
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A tool for exploring space-time patterns : an animation user research
Authors
- Patrick J Ogao
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 August 2006
- Article: 35
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Linking the global positioning system (GPS) to a personal digital assistant (PDA) to support tuberculosis control in South Africa: a pilot study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Barry Dwolatzky
- Estelle Trengove
- Neil A Martinson
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 16 August 2006
- Article: 34
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Investigation of geo-spatial hotspots for the occurrence of tuberculosis in Almora district, India, using GIS and spatial scan statistic
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Neeraj Tiwari
- CMS Adhikari
- Vineeta Kandpal
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 August 2006
- Article: 33
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Case-control geographic clustering for residential histories accounting for risk factors and covariates
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Geoffrey M Jacquez
- Jaymie R Meliker
- Jerome Nriagu
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 03 August 2006
- Article: 32
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The geographic distribution of melanoma incidence in Massachusetts, adjusted for covariates
Authors
- Laurie M DeChello
- T Joseph Sheehan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 August 2006
- Article: 31
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Use of a geographic information system to track smelter-related lead exposures in children: North Lake Macquarie, Australia, 1991–2002
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Alan Willmore
- Tim Sladden
- Craig B Dalton
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 July 2006
- Article: 30
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A comparison of methods for calculating general practice level socioeconomic deprivation
Authors
- Mark Strong
- Ravi Maheswaran
- Tim Pearson
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 July 2006
- Article: 29
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U.S. congressional district cancer death rates
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Yongping Hao
- Elizabeth M Ward
- Michael J Thun
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 23 June 2006
- Article: 28
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Plasmodiumdiversity in non-malaria individuals from the Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea (West Central-Africa)
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Ana Guerra-Neira
- José M Rubio
- AgustÃn Benito LLanes
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 June 2006
- Article: 27
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Method for mapping population-based case-control studies: an application using generalized additive models
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Thomas Webster
- Verónica Vieira
- Ann Aschengrau
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 June 2006
- Article: 26
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The effect of the development of an emergency transfer system on the travel time to tertiary care centres in Japan
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Makiko Miwa
- Hiroyuki Kawaguchi
- Kazuo Kawahara
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 June 2006
- Article: 25
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Web-based public health geographic information systems for resources-constrained environment using scalable vector graphics technology: a proof of concept applied to the expanded program on immunization data
Authors
- Raoul Kamadjeu
- Herman Tolentino
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 03 June 2006
- Article: 24
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Improving environmental exposure analysis using cumulative distribution functions and individual geocoding
Authors
- Paul A Zandbergen
- Jayajit Chakraborty
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 25 May 2006
- Article: 23
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Violent crime exposure classification and adverse birth outcomes: a geographically-defined cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Lynne C Messer
- Jay S Kaufman
- Barbara A Laraia
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 May 2006
- Article: 22
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Predicting outbreaks: a spatial risk assessment of West Nile virus in British Columbia
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Kaoru Tachiiri
- Brian Klinkenberg
- Jamil Kazmi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 May 2006
- Article: 21
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Spatio-temporal analysis of the role of climate in inter-annual variation of malaria incidence in Zimbabwe
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Musawenkoi LH Mabaso
- Penelope Vounatsou
- Thomas Smith
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 May 2006
- Article: 20
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Spatial analysis of elderly access to primary care services
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Lee R Mobley
- Elisabeth Root
- Julia Koschinsky
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 May 2006
- Article: 19
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Spatially targeting Culex quinquefasciatusaquatic habitats on modified land cover for implementing an Integrated Vector Management (IVM) program in three villages within the Mwea Rice Scheme, Kenya
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Benjamin G Jacob
- Josephat Shililu
- Robert J Novak
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 May 2006
- Article: 18
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A GIS-driven integrated real-time surveillance pilot system for national West Nile virus dead bird surveillance in Canada
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jiangping Shuai
- Peter Buck
- Frank Pollari
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 20 April 2006
- Article: 17
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Comparison of perceived and modelled geographical access to accident and emergency departments: a cross-sectional analysis from the Caerphilly Health and Social Needs Study
Authors
- David L Fone
- Stephen Christie
- Nathan Lester
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 April 2006
- Article: 16
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A simulation study of three methods for detecting disease clusters
Authors
- Geir Aamodt
- Sven O Samuelsen
- Anders Skrondal
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 April 2006
- Article: 15
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Identification of contrastive and comparable school neighborhoods for childhood obesity and physical activity research
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Xingyou Zhang
- Katherine Kaufer Christoffel
- Lin Liu
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 30 March 2006
- Article: 14
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Spatial and temporal structure of typhoid outbreaks in Washington, D.C., 1906–1909: evaluating local clustering with the G i * statistic
Authors
- Sarah E Hinman
- Jason K Blackburn
- Andrew Curtis
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 March 2006
- Article: 13
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Spatiotemporal modelling and mapping of the bubonic plague epidemic in India
Authors
- Hwa-Lung Yu
- George Christakos
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 17 March 2006
- Article: 12