Advances in spatial epidemiology and geographic information systems

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• 作者：Russell S. Kirby ; PhD ; MS^a ; ^{rkirby@health.usf.edu} ; Eric Delmelle ; PhD^b ; Jan M. Eberth ; PhD ; MSPH^c
• 关键词：Spatial epidemiology ; Geographic information systems (GIS) ; Geocoding ; Geographic mapping ; Health services accessibility ; Spatial regression ; Spatial analysis ; Spatiotemporal analysis
• 刊名：Annals of Epidemiology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：27
• 期：1
• 页码：1-9
• 全文大小：352 K
• 卷排序：27

文摘

The field of spatial epidemiology has evolved rapidly in the past 2 decades. This study serves as a brief introduction to spatial epidemiology and the use of geographic information systems in applied research in epidemiology. We highlight technical developments and highlight opportunities to apply spatial analytic methods in epidemiologic research, focusing on methodologies involving geocoding, distance estimation, residential mobility, record linkage and data integration, spatial and spatio-temporal clustering, small area estimation, and Bayesian applications to disease mapping. The articles included in this issue incorporate many of these methods into their study designs and analytical frameworks. It is our hope that these studies will spur further development and utilization of spatial analysis and geographic information systems in epidemiologic research.