 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.
| Descriptor ID |
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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geographic Information Systems" by people in Profiles.
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Root ED, Bailey ED, Gorham T, Browning C, Song C, Salsberry P. Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis of Infant Mortality and Preterm Birth in Ohio, 2008-2015: Opportunities to Enhance Spatial Thinking. Public Health Rep. 2020 Jul/Aug; 135(4):472-482.
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Anthamatten P, Thomas DSK, Williford D, Barrow JC, Bol KA, Davidson AJ, Deakyne Davies SJ, Kraus EM, Tabano DC, Daley MF. Geospatial Monitoring of Body Mass Index: Use of Electronic Health Record Data Across Health Care Systems. Public Health Rep. 2020 Mar/Apr; 135(2):211-219.
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Hebert C, Root ED. Repurposing Geographic Information Systems for Routine Hospital Infection Control. Adv Health Care Manag. 2019 Oct 24; 18.
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Koman PD, Romo F, Swinton P, Mentz GB, de Majo RF, Sampson NR, Battaglia MJ, Hill-Knott K, Williams GO, O'Neill MS, Schulz AJ. MI-Environment: Geospatial patterns and inequality of relative heat stress vulnerability in Michigan. Health Place. 2019 11; 60:102228.
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Yuma P, Orsi R, Dunn JA, Kenyon V, Tulanowski E, Stallones L. Traumatic injury and access to care in rural areas: leveraging linked data and geographic information systems for planning and advocacy. Rural Remote Health. 2019 09; 19(3):5089.
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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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