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Geospatial and Spatio-Temporal Analysis in Health Research: GIS in Health

Geospatial and Spatio-Temporal Analysis in Health Research: GIS in Health

Dimitra I. Sifaki-Pistolla, Georgia D. Pistolla, Vasiliki-Eirini Chatzea, Nikolaos Tzanakis
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781522509370|ISBN10: 1522509372|EISBN13: 9781522509387
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0937-0.ch019
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Sifaki-Pistolla, Dimitra I., et al. "Geospatial and Spatio-Temporal Analysis in Health Research: GIS in Health." Handbook of Research on Geographic Information Systems Applications and Advancements, edited by Sami Faiz and Khaoula Mahmoudi, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 466-487. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0937-0.ch019

APA

Sifaki-Pistolla, D. I., Pistolla, G. D., Chatzea, V., & Tzanakis, N. (2017). Geospatial and Spatio-Temporal Analysis in Health Research: GIS in Health. In S. Faiz & K. Mahmoudi (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Geographic Information Systems Applications and Advancements (pp. 466-487). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0937-0.ch019

Chicago

Sifaki-Pistolla, Dimitra I., et al. "Geospatial and Spatio-Temporal Analysis in Health Research: GIS in Health." In Handbook of Research on Geographic Information Systems Applications and Advancements, edited by Sami Faiz and Khaoula Mahmoudi, 466-487. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0937-0.ch019

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Abstract

This chapter identifies the need for GIS and geospatial applications in health research. Spatial epidemiology (or geo-epidemiology) and geo-medicine are two rapidly growing fields in medical research and epidemiology. They could offer tremendous potential to the healthcare industry, health researchers and students, as well as the community in general. Their main advantage is the wide range of methodologies that they utilize in order to study health outcomes and incidences in three or four dimensions (2 or 3D space and 1D time). Therefore, this chapter also introduces selected GIS applications with a special focus on epidemiology and public health. Furthermore, in this chapter we will critically appraise the most frequently used tests and spatio-temporal methodologies in the literature and discuss the future emerging trends and research opportunities that arising.

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