Evaluating geographic imputation approaches for zip code level data: an application to a study of pediatric diabetes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is increasing interest in the study of place effects on health, facilitated in part by geographic information systems. Incomplete or missing address information reduces geocoding success. Several geographic imputation methods h...

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Main Authors: Puett Robin C, Porter Dwayne E, Lawson Andrew, Liese Angela D, Hibbert James D, Standiford Debra, Liu Lenna, Dabelea Dana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/8/1/54