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Advancing insights into methods for studying environment-health relationships: A multidisciplinary approach to understanding Legionnaires' disease

Dunn, C.E.; Bhopal, R.S.; Cockings, S.; Walker, D.; Rowlingson, B.; Diggle, P.

Authors

C.E. Dunn

R.S. Bhopal

S. Cockings

D. Walker

B. Rowlingson

P. Diggle



Abstract

Recent years have witnessed important advances in the analysis of spatially referenced health data. This paper uses GIS and point pattern modelling to address previously unanswered questions regarding the spatial epidemiology of Legionnaires’ disease. We demonstrate a distance effect for proximity of residence to cooling towers; mixed support for a directional effect; and some evidence relating to multiple sources. In uncovering complex conceptual and technical problems in the spatial modelling of infection risk we also extended the limits of existing point pattern techniques. We advocate further multidisciplinary research to advance methodological developments for understanding spatial environment–health relationships.

Citation

Dunn, C., Bhopal, R., Cockings, S., Walker, D., Rowlingson, B., & Diggle, P. (2007). Advancing insights into methods for studying environment-health relationships: A multidisciplinary approach to understanding Legionnaires' disease. Health & Place, 13(3), 677-690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.10.003

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Sep 1, 2007
Deposit Date Aug 22, 2007
Journal Health & Place
Print ISSN 1353-8292
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 13
Issue 3
Pages 677-690
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.10.003
Keywords GIS, Point pattern analysis, Environmental health, Legionnaires' disease, Multidisciplinary.