Identifying Geographic Clusters Associated with Gastroenteritis in Kingston, Jamaica Presentation Conference on Global Change and Caribbean Vulnerability: Environment, Economy and Society
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Geographic Information System (GIS) has been increasingly recognized as an important tool for mapping and analyzing disease patterns. In this paper, we use easily accessible GIS tools identify places in the Kingston Metropolitan Area that have experienced high levels of gastroenteritis cases. In addition, data obtained from the national census is used to estimate correlations between gastroenteritis counts in different communities and predictor variables. Abstract Word Count: 64
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تاریخ انتشار 2015