 Geographic Information Systems
"Geographic Information Systems" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations.
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D040362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.313.500.750.300.314 L01.470.750.750.462
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| Concept/Terms |
Geographic Information Systems- Geographic Information Systems
- Geographic Information System
- Information System, Geographic
- Information Systems, Geographic
- Geographical Information Systems
- Geographical Information System
- Information System, Geographical
- Information Systems, Geographical
- System, Geographical Information
- Systems, Geographical Information
Global Positioning Systems- Global Positioning Systems
- Positioning System, Global
- Positioning Systems, Global
- System, Global Positioning
- Systems, Global Positioning
- Global Positioning System
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geographic Information Systems" by people in Profiles.
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Poulsen MN, Knapp EA, Hirsch AG, Bailey-Davis L, Pollak J, Schwartz BS. Comparing objective measures of the built environment in their associations with youth physical activity and sedentary behavior across heterogeneous geographies. Health Place. 2018 01; 49:30-38.
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Freeman VL, Boylan EE, Pugach O, Mclafferty SL, Tossas-Milligan KY, Watson KS, Winn RA. A geographic information system-based method for estimating cancer rates in non-census defined geographical areas. Cancer Causes Control. 2017 Oct; 28(10):1095-1104.
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Knapp EA, Nau C, Brandau S, DeWalle J, Hirsch AG, Bailey-Davis L, Schwartz BS, Glass TA. Community Audit of Social, Civil, and Activity Domains in Diverse Environments (CASCADDE). Am J Prev Med. 2017 Apr; 52(4):530-540.
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Graff M, Richardson AS, Young KL, Mazul AL, Highland H, North KE, Mohlke KL, Lange LA, Lange EM, Harris KM, Gordon-Larsen P. The interaction between physical activity and obesity gene variants in association with BMI: Does the obesogenic environment matter? Health Place. 2016 11; 42:159-165.
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Rabinovitch N, Adams CD, Strand M, Koehler K, Volckens J. Within-microenvironment exposure to particulate matter and health effects in children with asthma: a pilot study utilizing real-time personal monitoring with GPS interface. Environ Health. 2016 10 10; 15(1):96.
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Belkin A, Fier K, Albright K, Baird S, Crowe B, Eres L, Korn M, Maginn L, McCormick M, Root ED, Vierzba T, Wamboldt FS, Swigris JJ. Protocol for a mixed-methods study of supplemental oxygen in pulmonary fibrosis. BMC Pulm Med. 2014 Nov 01; 14:169.
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Karl JW, Gillan JK, Herrick JE. Geographic searching for ecological studies: a new frontier. Trends Ecol Evol. 2013 Jul; 28(7):383-4.
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Gan RW, Deane KD, Zerbe GO, Demoruelle MK, Weisman MH, Buckner JH, Gregersen PK, Mikuls TR, O'Dell JR, Keating RM, Holers VM, Norris JM. Relationship between air pollution and positivity of RA-related autoantibodies in individuals without established RA: a report on SERA. Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 Dec; 72(12):2002-5.
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Mills BJ, Clark JJ, Peeples MA, Haas WR, Roberts JM, Hill JB, Huntley DL, Borck L, Breiger RL, Clauset A, Shackley MS. Transformation of social networks in the late pre-Hispanic US Southwest. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Apr 09; 110(15):5785-90.
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Goswami ND, Hecker EJ, Vickery C, Ahearn MA, Cox GM, Holland DP, Naggie S, Piedrahita C, Mosher A, Torres Y, Norton BL, Suchindran S, Park PH, Turner D, Stout JE. Geographic information system-based screening for TB, HIV, and syphilis (GIS-THIS): a cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2012; 7(10):e46029.
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