Preventing Chronic Disease | Applying Spatial Analysis Tools in Public Health: An Example Using SaTScan to Detect Geographic Targets for Colorectal Cancer Screening Interventions - CDC
Epidemiologists are gradually incorporating spatial analysis into health-related research as geocoded cases of disease become widely available and health-focused geospatial computer applications are developed. One health-focused application of spatial analysis is cluster detection.
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- SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/13_0264.htm
- Syndication ID: 10536
- Language: English
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:39 PM
- Date Syndication Updated: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 11:50 PM
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CDC
Preventing Chronic Disease
PCD
early detection of cancer
Cluster Analysis
Spatial Analysis
Geographic Mapping
Epidemiologic Methods
Community Health Planning
Colorectal Neoplasms
Colorectal Cancer Disparities
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