Geocoding in cancer research: A review

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Rushton, Gerard ^a   Armstrong, Marc P ^a   Gittler, Josephine ^b   Greene, Barry R ^a   Pavlik, Claire E ^a   West, Michele M ^a   Zimmerman, Dale L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RESEARCH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DEMOGRAPHY; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 31644443877     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.09.011     Document Type: Review

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