Geographic health data : fundamental techniques for analysis / / edited by Francis P. Boscoe

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxfordshire : , : CAB International, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (229 p.)
• Disciplina: 610.285
• Soggetto topico: Geographic information systems; Medical statistics
• Altri autori: BoscoeFrancis P
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Points, lines, and polygons / Francis P. Boscoe -- Geographic data acquisition / Andrew Curtis and Jacqueline W. Curtis -- Virtual globes and geospatial health / Christopher Saarnak ... [et al.] -- Geocoding and health / Daniel W. Goldberg, Geoffrey M. Jacquez, and Narelle Mullan -- Visualization and cartography / Aldo Avi©ła and Chetan Tiwari -- Spatial overlays / Daniel W. Goldberg, Myles Cockburn, and Adam T. Naito -- Spatial cluster analysis / Jin Chen -- Smoothing / Chetan Tiwari -- Geographic access to health services / Kevin A. Henry and Kaila McDonald -- Location-allocation modeling / Nathaniel Bell -- Multilevel and hierarchical models for disease mapping / Jarvis Chen.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides an accessible overview of recurring global problems in the display and analysis of health data involving a geographic component. It provides clear, straightforward explanations of these issues accompanied by worldwide examples and solutions. Focusing on proven techniques that have been recognized as sufficient for real-world data sets, this book provides a comprehensible introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) and also includes information on GIS applications in disaster response.
• Titolo autorizzato: Geographic health data
• ISBN: 1-78924-404-8; 1-78064-090-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910590903103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II