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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geographic Information Systems" by people in Profiles.
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Burus T, Martinez J, DelNero P, Pepper S, Ratnayake I, Oh DL, McNair C, Krebill H, Mudaranthakam DP. Interinstitutional Approach to Advancing Geospatial Technologies for US Cancer Centers. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2024 Aug; 8:e2400099.
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Soares RR. The evolving field of Big Data: understanding geographic information systems analysis and its transformative potential in ophthalmic research. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2022 May 01; 33(3):188-194.
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Chung J, Boyle J, Pretzer-Aboff I, Knoefel J, Young HM, Wheeler DC. Using a GPS Watch to Characterize Life-Space Mobility in Dementia: A Dyadic Case Study. J Gerontol Nurs. 2021 Oct; 47(10):15-22.
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Siegel SD, Brooks M, Ragozine-Bush HE, Schnoll RA, Curriero FC. The co-occurrence of smoking and alcohol use disorder in a hospital-based population: Applying a multimorbidity framework using geographic information system methods. Addict Behav. 2021 07; 118:106883.
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Patel A, Krebs E, Andrade L, Rulisa S, Vissoci JR, Staton CA. The epidemiology of road traffic injury hotspots in Kigali, Rwanda from police data. BMC Public Health. 2016 08 02; 16:697.
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Talati R, Stegmuller A, Niiler T, Xiang H, Atanda A. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Characterize Pediatric Pedestrian Motor Vehicle Accidents in the State of Delaware. Del Med J. 2016 Jul; 88(7):206-211.
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Staton CA, De Silva V, Krebs E, Andrade L, Rulisa S, Mallawaarachchi BC, Jin K, RicardoVissoci J, Ăstbye T. High road utilizers surveys compared to police data for road traffic crash hotspot localization in Rwanda and Sri Lanka. BMC Public Health. 2016 Jan 20; 16:53.
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Keddem S, Barg FK, Glanz K, Jackson T, Green S, George M. Mapping the urban asthma experience: Using qualitative GIS to understand contextual factors affecting asthma control. Soc Sci Med. 2015 Sep; 140:9-17.
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Adler JT, Yeh H, Markmann JF, Nguyen LL. Market Competition and Density in Liver Transplantation: Relationship to Volume and Outcomes. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Aug; 221(2):524-31.
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Eberhart MG, Yehia BR, Hillier A, Voytek CD, Blank MB, Frank I, Metzger DS, Brady KA. Behind the cascade: analyzing spatial patterns along the HIV care continuum. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Nov 01; 64 Suppl 1:S42-51.