TY - GEN
T1 - Applications of geographic information systems and geo-spatial modeling in environmental epidemiology
AU - Vena, John E.
AU - Wagner, Sara E.
AU - Rathbun, Stephen L.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The ability of environmental epidemiology to determine the relationships between health and environmental insults has become exceedingly difficult. The multifactorial nature of disease and the diversity of the insults, which include biologic, physical, social and cultural factors, combined with genetic susceptibility, suggest the need to incorporate comprehensive perspectives of multidisciplinary epidemiologic investigation; utilize tools, such as geographic information systems (GIS) and other geospatial methods, which can integrate multi-level, spatial, and temporal factors and can help limit the potential for misclassification of exposure estimates; and to encourage collaborations and creativity in the field of environmental epidemiology. Examples of applications in cancer epidemiology will be presented. Statistical challenges to linking spatial pattern of cancer to radiation exposure will be discussed.
AB - The ability of environmental epidemiology to determine the relationships between health and environmental insults has become exceedingly difficult. The multifactorial nature of disease and the diversity of the insults, which include biologic, physical, social and cultural factors, combined with genetic susceptibility, suggest the need to incorporate comprehensive perspectives of multidisciplinary epidemiologic investigation; utilize tools, such as geographic information systems (GIS) and other geospatial methods, which can integrate multi-level, spatial, and temporal factors and can help limit the potential for misclassification of exposure estimates; and to encourage collaborations and creativity in the field of environmental epidemiology. Examples of applications in cancer epidemiology will be presented. Statistical challenges to linking spatial pattern of cancer to radiation exposure will be discussed.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84891278500
U2 - 10.2498/iti.2013.0590
DO - 10.2498/iti.2013.0590
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9789537138301
T3 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Technology Interfaces, ITI
SP - 29
EP - 34
BT - Proceedings of the ITI 2013 - 35th International Conference on Information Technology Interfaces
T2 - 35th International Conference on Information Technology Interfaces, ITI 2013
Y2 - 24 June 2013 through 27 June 2013
ER -