Concept information
Preferred term
geography of cancer
Definition
- Within the fields of medical geography and spatial epidemiology, a specific topic is the geography of cancer, which includes the study of spatial and temporal patterns of different types of cancer for purposes of surveillance, prevention, and etiologic inference. Cancer Maps Maps are important tools in the geographic study of cancer; however, when producing and interpreting cancer maps, it is essential to consider how cancer is measured and displayed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Cancer, Geography of]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-S94Z0J4X-8
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