ISBN-13: 9780748407798 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 212 str.
An examination of appropriate methodologies for spatial analysis and spatial statistics in analyzing health data. The book explores the links with GIS and the problems associated with such analyses, and the statistical and cartographic methods for
The potential users of GIS for health related analysis and applications are legion. GIS And Health: GISDATA 6 is a collection of extensive, expert examinations of spatial analysis and spatial statistics methodologies appropriate for analyzing health data. The authors explore the links with GIS and consider some of the assumptions and problems associated with such analyses. Several chapters explore the associations between, for example, air pollution and ill health and between pesticide exposure and disease risk. The book also covers statistical and cartographic methods for analyzing data for small areas and methods for health assessment needs.