GIS-EpiLink: A spatial search tool for linking environmental and health data

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 405-412

  Zhan, F Benjamin ^a   Brender, Jean D ^b   Han, Yaowen ^a   Suarez, Lucina ^c   Langlois, Peter H ^c  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental exposure assessment; Epidemiology; Geographic information systems; Spatial search

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CUSTODY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REFERENCE DATABASE; SEARCH ENGINE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEXAS;

EID: 33748777112     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-006-9027-y     Document Type: Article

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