Evaluating geographic imputation approaches for zip code level data: An application to a study of pediatric diabetes

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-

  Hibbert, James D ^a   Liese, Angela D ^a   Lawson, Andrew ^b   Porter, Dwayne E ^a   Puett, Robin C ^a   Standiford, Debra ^c   Liu, Lenna ^d   Dabelea, Dana ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE; GIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NEWBORN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POSTAL SERVICE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449513360     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-54     Document Type: Article

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