Spatial Epidemiology: Methods and Applications
P. Elliott, N. G. Best, J. C. Wakefield, David J. Briggs (Editor), Nicola G. BestBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
This is a new paperback edition of the well received text Spatial Epidemiology: Methods and Applications. It is an easy to read, clear and concise exploration of the field of geographical variations in diseases. Especially with respect to variations in environmental exposures at the small-area scale this book gives an authoriative account of current practice and developments. The recent and rapid expansion of the field looks set to continue in line with growing public, governmental and media concern about environmental and health issues, and the scientific need to understand and explain the effects of environmental pollutants on health.
Of interest to epidemiologists, public health pratitioners, statistcians, geographers, environmental scientists and others concerned with understanding the geographical distribution of disease and the effects of environmental exposures on human health. It will be a valuable source for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in epidemiology, medicial geography, biostatistics, environmental health and environmental science as well as a useful source of reference for health policy makers, health economists, regulators and others in the field of environmental health.
Synopsis
This book gives an authoritative account of current practice and developments in the field of spatial epidemiology, concerned with geographical variationsin disease, with respect to environmental exposures at the small-area scale. The approach taken is wide-ranging,including, epidemiology, statistics, geography, demography and pollution modeling. This book makes an important contribution to the ongoing international debate on environment and health.
Booknews
Brings together contributions from practitioners in disciplines including epidemiology, statistics, geography, demography, and pollution modeling, to describe methods and applications in the emerging field of spatial epidemiology. Section I introduces spatial epidemiological studies and summarizes data requirements and problems. Section II overviews the state of the art in statistical methodology, and Section III gives examples of disease mapping and cluster studies. Section IV reviews methods of exposure assessment for use in spatial epidemiological studies. The editors are affiliated with the Small Area Health Statistics Unit at the Imperial College School of Medicine, London. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)