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Alternative Title:
Prev Chronic Dis
Personal Author:
Richards, Thomas B. ; Berkowitz, Zahava ; Thomas, Cheryll C. ; Foster, Stephanie Lee ; Gardner, Annette ; ... More +
Richards, Thomas B. ; Berkowitz, Zahava ; Thomas, Cheryll C. ; Foster, Stephanie Lee ; Gardner, Annette ; King, Jessica Blythe ; Ledford, Karen ; Royalty, Janet ; Less -
Description:
Choropleth maps are commonly used in cancer reports and community discussions about cancer rates. Cancer registries increasingly use geographic information system techniques. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control convened a Map Work Group to help guide application of geographic information system mapping techniques and to promote choropleth mapping of data from central cancer registries supported by the National Program of Cancer Registries, especially for comprehensive cancer control planning and evaluation purposes. In this 2-part series, we answer frequently asked questions about choropleth map design to display cancer incidence data. We recommend that future initiatives consider more advanced mapping, spatial analysis, and spatial statistics techniques and include usability testing with representatives of state and local programs and other cancer prevention partners.
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Humans
Incidence
Neoplasms
Population Surveillance
Registries
Tools And Techniques

Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 7(1)
Pubmed ID:
20040239
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC2811519
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Name as Subject:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ;
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Less -
Place as Subject:
United States ;
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
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