Vol. 7 No. 2 (2013)

22 articles Published 2 May 2013

Original Articles

22 articles

Spatialising health research: what we know and where we are heading

Tse-Chuan Yang, Carla Shoff, Aggie J. Noah

Pages 161-168

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.77
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Spatial scale effects in environmental risk-factor modelling for diseases

Ram K. Raghavan, Karen M. Brenner, John A. Jr. Harrington, James J. Higgins, Kenneth R. Harkin

Pages 169-182

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.78
- 2,481 abstract views
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A scoping review of spatial cluster analysis techniques for point-event data

Charles E. Fritz, Nadine Schuurman, Colin Robertson, Scott Lear

Pages 183-198

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.79
- 8,463 abstract views
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Disparity in the spatial distribution of clinics within a metropolitan city

Kwang-Soo Lee

Pages 199-207

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.80
- 2,415 abstract views
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Does altitude moderate the impact of lithium on suicide? A spatial analysis of Austria

Marco Helbich, Victor Blüml, Michael Leitner, Nestor D. Kapusta

Pages 209-218

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.81
- 4,981 abstract views
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Bayesian spatio-temporal modelling of tobacco-related cancer mortality in Switzerland

Verena Jürgens, Silvia Ess, Harish C. Phuleria, Martin Früh, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Harald Frick, Thomas Cerny, Penelope Vounatsou

Pages 219-236

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.82
- 3,769 abstract views
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Dying in their prime: determinants and space-time risk of adult mortality in rural South Africa

Benn Sartorius, Kathleen Kahn, Mark A. Collinson, Kurt Sartorius, Stephen M. Tollman

Pages 237-249

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.83
- 2,468 abstract views
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Increased cancer mortality in Taiwanese inter-island migrants

Meng-Kan Chen, Hsiu-Hsi Chen

Pages 251-263

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.84
- 1,838 abstract views
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Identifying inequitable exposure to toxic air pollution in racialized and low-income neighbourhoods to support pollution prevention

Suzanne Kershaw, Stephanie Gower, Claus Rinner, Monica Campbell

Pages 265-278

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.85
- 5,500 abstract views
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Spatial analyses of typhoid fever in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China

Yue-Jia Cheng, Fen-Yang Tang, Chang-Jun Bao, Ye-Fei Zhu, Qi Liang, Jian-Li Hu, Wen-Dong Liu, Ying Wu, Kathleen H. Reilly, Tong-Qian Shen, Yang Zhao, Zhi-Hang Peng, Rong-Bin Yu, Hua Wang, Hong-Bing Shen, Feng Chen

Pages 279-288

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.86
- 3,189 abstract views
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Socio-ecology of the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) and the spatio-temporal distribution of Bayou virus in coastal Texas

Tyla S. Holsomback, Christopher J. Van Nice, Rachel N. Clark, Nancy E. McIntyre, Alisa A. Abuzeineh, Jorge Salazar-Bravo

Pages 289-298

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.87
- 2,328 abstract views
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Identification of environmental parameters and risk mapping of visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia by using geographical information systems and a statistical approach

Teshome Tsegaw, Endalamaw Gadisa, Ahmed Seid, Adugna Abera, Aklilu Teshome, Abate Mulugeta, Merce Herrero, Daniel Argaw, Alvar Jorge, Abraham Aseffa

Pages 299-308

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.88
- 4,462 abstract views
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Population dynamics and spatial structure of human-biting mosquitoes, inside and outside of houses, in the Chockwe irrigation scheme, southern Mozambique

J. Derek Charlwood, Gracieta A. Macia, Maria Manhaca, Bruno Sousa, Nelson Cuamba, Mauro Bragança

Pages 309-320

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.89
- 2,177 abstract views
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Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Latin America and the Caribbean: modelling the determinants, prevalence, population at risk and costs of control at sub-national level

Josh Colston, Martha Saboyá

Pages 321-340

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.90
- 3,153 abstract views
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Role of malnutrition and parasite infections in the spatial variation in children's anaemia risk in northern Angola

Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães, Antonio Langa, João Mário Pedro, José Carlos Sousa-Figueiredo, Archie C.A. Clements, Susana Vaz Nery

Pages 341-354

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.91
- 4,526 abstract views
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Mapping and prediction of schistosomiasis in Nigeria using compiled survey data and Bayesian geospatial modelling

Uwem F. Ekpo, Eveline Hürlimann, Nadine Schur, Akinola. S. Oluwole, Eniola M. Abe, Margaret A. Mafe, Obiageli J. Nebe, Sunday Isiyaku, Francisca Olamiju, Mukaila Kadiri, Temitope O.S. Poopola, Eka I. Braide, Yisa Saka, Chiedu F. Mafiana, Thomas K. Kristensen, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou

Pages 355-366

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.92
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Assessing bias associated with geocoding of historical residence in epidemiology research

Daikwon Han, Matthew R. Bonner, Jing Nie, Jo L. Freudenheim

Pages 369-374

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.93
- 2,404 abstract views
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Feasibility study to objectively assess activity and location of Hispanic preschoolers: a short communication

Teresia M. O'Connor, Ester Cerin, Jessica Robles, Rebecca E. Lee, Jacqueline Kerr, Nancy Butte, Jason A. Mendoza, Deborah Thompson, Tom Baranowski

Pages 375-380

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.94
- 2,272 abstract views
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Spatial dynamic patterns of hand-foot-mouth disease in the People's Republic of China

Jin-Feng Wang, Cheng-Dong Xu, Shi-Lu Tong, Hong-Yan Chen, Wei-Zhong Yang

Pages 381-390

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.95
- 3,407 abstract views
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Socio-environmental variables and transmission risk of lymphatic filariasis in central and northern Mozambique

Isabel Manhenje, M. Teresa Galán-Puchades, Márius V. Fuentes

Pages 391-398

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.96
- 3,283 abstract views
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Geospatial (s)tools: integration of advanced epidemiological sampling and novel diagnostics

Giuseppe Cringoli, Laura Rinaldi, Marco Albonico, Robert Bergquist, Jürg Utzinger

Pages 399-404

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.97
- 5,025 abstract views
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Taming the beast: rabies control in the cradle of mankind

Gianluca D'Amico, Andrei D. Mihalca, Cristian DomÅŸa, KateÅ™ina Albrechtová, Attila D. Sándor, David ModryÌ

Pages 409-411

DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.98
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