Atlas of disease distributions: analytic approaches to epidemiological data

Abstract

Chapter 1: Mapping problems: Introduction/ Basic cartography/ Probability maps/ Map generalization/ Maps and hypotheses/ Other topics Chapter 2: Data Sources and problems: Introduction/ Statistical data/ Standardization problems/ Missing data problems Chapter 3: Spatial cross-sections: Introduction/ Infectious and parasitic diseases/ Neoplasms/ Diseases of the circulatory system/ Diseases of the respiratory system/ Congenital anomalies/ Injury and poisoning Chapter 4: Time-Series: Introduction/ Time-series components/ Long-term trends in morality in Iceland/ Seasonal Components/ Other cyclical components/ Discontinuities in time-series: vaccination impact Chapter 5: Space-Time methods: Introduction/ Cartographic methods/ Disease spread as a wave process/ Time-series comparisons/ Other topics Chapter 6: Spatial Dynamics of Epidemics: Four contrasting epidemic diseases (AIDS, Smallpox, Influenza, Measles) Chapter 7: Future Maps: Introduction/ Map transformations/ Mapping and Modelling.