공간역학과 환경보건:

• 영문명: Spatial Epidemiology and Environmental Health: On the Use of Spatially Referenced Health and Environment Data
• 발행기관: 한국환경보건학회
• 저자명: 한대권(Daikwon Han) 황승식(Seung-Sik Hwang)
• 간행물 정보: 『1. 한국환경보건학회지』제37권 제1호, 1~11쪽, 전체 11쪽
• 주제분류: 공학 > 환경공학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2011.02.28

영문 초록

Recent advances in Geographic Information Systems and spatial statistical and analytical methods, along with the availability of spatially referenced health and environmental data, have created unique opportunities to investigate spatial associations between environment exposures and health outcomes at multiple spatial scales and resolutions. However, the increased use of spatial data also faces challenges, one of which is to ensure certainty and accuracy of locational data that meets the needs of a study. This article critically reviews the use of spatially referenced data in epidemiologic studies, focusing on the issue of locational uncertainty generated from the process of geocoding health and environmental data. Primarily, major issues involving the use of spatially referenced data are addressed, including completeness and positional accuracy, potential source of bias and exposure misclassification, and implications for epidemiologic studies. The need for critical assessment and caution in designing and conducting spatial epidemiology studies is briefly discussed.

키워드

Geographic Information Systems spatially referenced data geocoding locational uncertainty spatial epidemiology environmental health