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| Title |
Current practices in spatial analysis of cancer data: mapping health statistics to inform policymakers and the public
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Health Geographics, November 2006
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| DOI | 10.1186/1476-072x-5-49 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
B Sue Bell, Richard E Hoskins, Linda Williams Pickle, Daniel Wartenberg |
| Abstract |
To communicate population-based cancer statistics, cancer researchers have a long tradition of presenting data in a spatial representation, or map. Historically, health data were presented in printed atlases in which the map producer selected the content and format. The availability of geographic information systems (GIS) with comprehensive mapping and spatial analysis capability for desktop and Internet mapping has greatly expanded the number of producers and consumers of health maps, including policymakers and the public.Because health maps, particularly ones that show elevated cancer rates, historically have raised public concerns, it is essential that these maps be designed to be accurate, clear, and interpretable for the broad range of users who may view them. This article focuses on designing maps to communicate effectively. It is based on years of research into the use of health maps for communicating among public health researchers. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 183 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 3% |
| Canada | 4 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Taiwan | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 165 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 36 | 20% |
| Researcher | 34 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 15% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 13 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 46 | 25% |
| Unknown | 16 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 29 | 16% |
| Computer Science | 15 | 8% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 15 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 52 | 28% |
| Unknown | 26 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 January 2022.
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#8,262,107
of 25,374,647 outputs
Outputs from International Journal of Health Geographics
#270
of 654 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#30,177
of 88,911 outputs
Outputs of similar age from International Journal of Health Geographics
#4
of 6 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 654 research outputs from this source. They typically receive more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 9.7. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 56% of its peers.
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