Measuring Neighborhood Landscapes: Associations between a Neighborhood’s Landscape Characteristics and Colon Cancer Survival

Measuring Neighborhood Landscapes: Associations between a Neighborhood’s Landscape Characteristics and Colon Cancer Survival

Landscape characteristics have been shown to influence health outcomes, but few studies have examined their relationship with cancer survival. We used data from the National Land Cover Database to examine associations between regional-stage colon cancer survival and 27 different landscape metrics. T...

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Main Authors: Daniel Wiese, Antoinette M. Stroup, Aniruddha Maiti, Gerald Harris, Shannon M. Lynch, Slobodan Vucetic, Victor H. Gutierrez-Velez, Kevin A. Henry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
residential histories
residential mobility
time-varying covariates
survival analysis
geographic disparities
colon cancer
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/9/4728

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