On the use of ZIP codes and ZIP code tabulation areas (ZCTAs) for the spatial analysis of epidemiological data

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Grubesic, Tony H ^a   Matisziw, Timothy C ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSTATE CANCER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; POSTAL MAIL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOPOGRAPHY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; POSTAL SERVICE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 33846534232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-5-58     Document Type: Article

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