Improving environmental exposure analysis using cumulative distribution functions and individual geocoding

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Zandbergen, Paul A ^a   Chakraborty, Jayajit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOME; HUMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLORIDA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33746370459     PISSN: 1476072X     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-5-23     Document Type: Article

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