Systematic neighborhood observations at high spatial resolution: Methodology and assessment of potential benefits

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Leonard, Tammy C M ^a   Caughy, Margaret O'Brien ^b   Mays, Judith K ^a   Murdoch, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; DEMOGRAPHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79958031467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020225     Document Type: Article

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