Observing the spread of common illnesses through a community: Using geographic information systems (GIS) for surveillance

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-41

  Horst, Michael A ^a   Coco, Andrew S ^b  

^a Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Geriatrics   (United States)

^b Lancaster Gen Fam Pract Residency   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; EMERGENCY WARD; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BAYES THEOREM; CENSUSES; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GASTROENTERITIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFTWARE; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549171717     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.01.090137     Document Type: Article

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