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Adjusting for sampling variability in sparse data: geostatistical approaches to disease mapping

International Journal of Health Geographics, 2011
Background Disease maps of crude rates from routinely collected health data indexed at a small geographical resolution pose specific statistical problems due to the sparse nature of the data.
Pilcher Christopher D, Gesink Dionne C, Serre Marc L, Hampton Kristen H, Miller William C   +4 more
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Pattern of Gastric Cancer Incidence in Iran is Changed after Correcting the Misclassification Error

Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2020
Background: The main aim of the present study was to map the real high risk regions of gastric cancer (GC) using corrected data for misclassification error in all Iranian provinces. Method: In this cross-sectional study, the data were extracted from the
Mohamad Amin Pourhoseingholi, Hadis Najafimehr, Nastaran Hajizadeh, Mohammad Reza Zali   +3 more
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The Skin—A Common Pathway for Integrating Diagnosis and Management of NTDs

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018
Many of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have major skin manifestations. These skin-related NTDs or ‘skin NTDs’ cause significant morbidity and economic hardship in some of the poorest communities worldwide.
David John Chandler, Lucinda Claire Fuller   +1 more
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An Introductory Framework for Choosing Spatiotemporal Analytical Tools in Population-Level Eco-Epidemiological Research

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Spatiotemporal visualization and analytical tools (SATs) are increasingly being applied to risk-based surveillance/monitoring of adverse health events affecting humans, animals, and ecosystems.
Kaushi S. T. Kanankege, Julio Alvarez, Lin Zhang, Andres M. Perez   +3 more
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Ethical Considerations for Movement Mapping to Identify Disease Transmission Hotspots. [PDF]

, 2019
Traditional public health methods for detecting infectious disease transmission, such as contact tracing and molecular epidemiology, are time-consuming and costly.
Grietens, KP, van Buitenen, Bart, Tomsu, K, Gaye, Badou M, Gaye, BM, André, E, Antonio, M., Grietens, K.P., O'Siochain, Cian, Luyten, J., Grietens, Koet Peeters, Roca, Anna, Gehre, Florian, Ravinetto, Rafaella, Luyten, Jeroen, Meehan, Conor J, de Jong, Bouke C., Buvé, Anne, Nyan, O., Pinxten, W., Badou, Gaye, Gaye, B.M., Nyan, O, André, E., Tomsu, K., van Buitenen, B., Meehan, Conor J., Njue, Maureen, Roca, A., De Jong, Bouke, kristina, Tomsu, Ravinetto, Raffaella, Roca, A, Peeters, Koen, Nyan, Ousman, O'Siochain, C., Meehan, CJ, O’Siochain, C, André, Emmanuel, Luyten, J, Njue, M, Buvé, A, Ravinetto, R, de Jong, B.C., Antonio, M, Tomsu, Kristyna, Meehan, Conor, Njue, M., Gehre, F, Urbain, J., Ravinetto, R., Buvé, A., Pinxten, Wim, de Jong, BC, Pinxten, W, van Boutenen, Bart, Urbain, J, Urbain, Jérôme, Grietens, Koen Peeters, Gaye, Badou M., de Jong, Bouke C, van Buitenen, B, Gehre, F., Antonio, Martin   +63 more
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A diagnostics platform for the integrated mapping, monitoring, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases: rationale and target product profiles. [PDF]

, 2012
A Diagnostics Platform for the Integrated Mapping, Monitoring, and Surveillance of Neglected Tropical Diseases: Rationale and Target Product ...
Xiao-Nong Zhou (92570), Chen, Jia Xu, Secor, W Evan, Robin L. Bailey (106607), Mabey, David C., Willingham, A Lee, Anthony W. Solomon (146301), Chen, Jun-Hu, Stothard, Russell; id_orcid, Peeling, Rosanna W., Stothard, J Russell, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Holland, Martin J., Bailey, Robin L., Blake, Isobel M, Wei, Hu, Chen, Jia-Xu, Isobel M. Blake (146313), Mohamed Rhajaoui, Nicholas C. Grassly (146341), Chen, Jun Hu, Lammie, Patrick J, Brooker, Simon, Willingham, A. Lee, A. Lee Willingham (84620), Jia-Xu Chen, Artemis Koukounari (35316), Alan Fenwick (35322), Edwards, Tansy, Artemis Koukounari, Tansy Edwards (122527), Michael French, Nicholas C Grassly, Solomon, Anthony W, Chris J. Drakeley (146329), Patrick J. Lammie (113203), Grassly, Nicholas C., Jun-Hu Chen, Koukounari, Artemis, A Lee Willingham, Drakeley, Chris J., Churcher, Thomas S., Harding-Esch, Emma M., Rhajaoui, Mohamed, Thomas S. Churcher (146323), Jun-Hu Chen (115591), Isobel M Blake, Anthony W Solomon, Gabrielli, Albis Francesco, Secor, W. Evan, Albis Francesco Gabrielli (146339), French, Michael, Hu Wei (146365), Albis Francesco Gabrielli, Hu Wei, W. Evan Secor (146357), J Russell Stothard, Zhou, Xiao Nong, Rosanna W. Peeling (146378), Zhou, Xiao-Nong, Jia-Xu Chen (115580), Jacqueline Leslie, Grassly, Nicholas C, Robin L Bailey, Martin J. Holland (146345), Holland, Martin J, David C Mabey, W Evan Secor, Blake, Isobel M., Fenwick, Alan, Chris J Drakeley, Drakeley, Chris J, Harding-Esch, Emma M, Peeling, Rosanna W, Emma M. Harding-Esch (146343), Martin J Holland, J. Russell Stothard (125710), Solomon, Anthony W., Dirk Engels, Alan Fenwick, Churcher, Thomas S, Patrick J Lammie, Michael French (146337), Engels, Dirk, Thomas S Churcher, Lammie, Patrick J., Emma M Harding-Esch, Jacqueline Leslie (146346), Simon Brooker (27005), David C. Mabey (146347), Tansy Edwards, Dirk Engels (39603), Bailey, Robin L, Simon Brooker, Mohamed Rhajaoui (146352), Leslie, Jacqueline, Mabey, David C, Rosanna W Peeling   +97 more
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Discrete versus continuous domain models for disease mapping. [PDF]

, 2020
The main goal of disease mapping is to estimate disease risk and identify high-risk areas. Such analyses are hampered by the limited geographical resolution of the available data.
Konstantinoudis, Garyfallos, Spycher, Ben D, Schuhmacher, Dominic, Rue, Håvard   +3 more
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Mapping Disease Data: A Usability Test of an Internet-Based System of Disease Status Disclosure

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018
Disease maps are important tools in the management of disease. By communicating risk, disease maps can help raise awareness of disease and encourage farmers and veterinarians to employ best practice to eliminate the spread of disease.
Gareth Enticott, Andrew Mitchell, William Wint, Nigel Tait   +3 more
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Review of statistical methods for disease mapping [PDF]

, 2012
Cancer poses an undeniable burden to the health and wellbeing of the Australian community. In a recent report commissioned by the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare(AIHW, 2010), one in every two Australians on average will be diagnosed with ...
White, Nicole
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Candidate genes colocalized to linkage regions in inflammatory bowel disease [PDF]

, 2002
Background and Aims: The genes encoding for tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) are colocalized to inflammatory bowel disease-associated linkage regions on chromosomes 6, 7 and
Folwaczny, Christian, Radimayr, M., Heinzlmann, M., Borchers, R., Martin, K.   +4 more
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