Visualization and exploratory analysis of epidemiologic data using a novel space time information system

• Published in: International journal of health geographics Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 26
• Main Authors: Avruskin, Gillian A, Jacquez, Geoffrey M, Meliker, Jaymie R, Slotnick, Melissa J, Kaufmann, Andrew M, Nriagu, Jerome O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 08.11.2004; BioMed Central; BMC

BACKGROUND: Recent years have seen an expansion in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in environmental health research. In this field GIS can be used to detect disease clustering, to analyze access to hospital emergency care, to predict environmental outbreaks, and to estimate exposure...