Spatial modeling in environmental and public health research.
THIS PAPER HAS TWO AIMS: (1) to summarize various geographic information science methods; and (2) to provide a review of studies that have employed such methods. Though not meant to be a comprehensive review, this paper explains when certain methods are useful in epidemiological studies and also serves as an overview of the growing field of spatial epidemiology.
Jerrett
Michael
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Division of Environmental Health Science, University of California, Berkeley, 710 University Hall (Office and GIS Lab), Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. jerrett@berkeley.edu
Gale
Sara
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Kontgis
Caitlin
C
D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011634:Public Health