Disease maps as context for community mapping: A methodological approach for linking confidential health information with local geographical knowledge for community health research

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 635-644

  Beyer, Kirsten M M ^c   Comstock, Sara ^a   Seagren, Renea ^b  

^a Iowa Consortium for Comprehensive Cancer Control   (United States)

^b United Community Health Center   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Community mapping; Contextual influences on health; Disease mapping; Local geographical knowledge; Open source software; Participatory GIS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSUMER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; TOPOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; RURAL HEALTH; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 78650174613     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-010-9254-5     Document Type: Article

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