Mapping amyotrophic lateral sclerosis lake risk factors across northern New England

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 13, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Torbick, Nathan ^a   Hession, Sarah ^b   Stommel, Elijah ^c   Caller, Tracie ^c  

^a Applied Geosolutions   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ALS; Cluster analysis; Lake water quality; Landsat; Logistic regression; Mapping; New England; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAKE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAKES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; RISK FACTORS; WATER QUALITY;

CYANOBACTERIUM; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; LAKE WATER; LANDSAT; MAPPING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TOXIN; WATER QUALITY;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84893828181     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-13-1     Document Type: Article

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