Basic mapping principles for visualizing cancer data using geographic information systems (GIS)

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Brewer, Cynthia A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SYMBOLISM;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31644440644     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.09.007     Document Type: Review

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