Association between esophageal cancer and drought in China by using Geographic Information System

Environment International

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 603-608

  Wu, Kusheng ^a   Li, Ke ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Climate; Drought; Ecological study; Esophageal cancer; Geographic Information System; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ECOLOGY; EVAPORATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TUMORS;

DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION MAPS; ECOLOGICAL STUDY; ESOPHAGEAL CANCER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CANCER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLIMATE VARIATION; CORRELATION; DATA SET; DATABASE; DIGITAL MAP; DROUGHT; EVAPORATION; GIS; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RASTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ECOLOGY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; EVAPORATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 34248631686     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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