| Policy and programmatic importance of spatial alignment of data sources. | |
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PMID: 16449576 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Geographic information systems have proven instrumental in assessing environmental impacts on individual and community health, but numerous methodological challenges are associated with analyses of highly localized phenomena in which spatially misaligned data are used. In a case study based on child care facility and traffic data for the Los Angeles metropolitan area, we assessed the extent of facility misclassification with spatially unreconciled data from 3 different governmental agencies in an attempt to identify child care centers in which young children are at risk from high concentrations of toxic vehicle-exhaust pollutants. Relative to geographically corrected data, unreconciled information produced a modest bias in terms of aggregated number of facilities at risk and a substantial number of false positives and negatives. |
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Authors:
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Paul Ong; Matthew Graham; Douglas Houston |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2006-01-31 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of public health Volume: 96 ISSN: 0090-0036 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Publication Date: 2006 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-02-22 Completed Date: 2006-04-14 Revised Date: 2010-09-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254074 Medline TA: Am J Public Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 499-504 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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UCLA School of Public Affairs, 405 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. pmong@ucla.edu |
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Automobiles
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statistics & numerical data* Bias (Epidemiology) Child Child Day Care Centers / statistics & numerical data* Geographic Information Systems* Health Policy* Humans Research Design Vehicle Emissions / adverse effects |
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0/Vehicle Emissions |
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