A history and critique of U.S. mortality atlases

Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-17

  Pickle, Linda Williams ^a  

^a StatNet Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cartography; Disease mapping; Epidemiology; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITION; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEATH CERTIFICATE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEART DISEASE; HISTORY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; MOUTH CANCER; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MAPS AS TOPIC; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953250580     PISSN: 18775845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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