Open AccessUsing Geographic Information Systems to Assess Risk for Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children
Author(s) -
James R. Roberts,
Thomas C. Hulsey,
Gerald Curtis,
J. Routt Reigart
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
public health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.202
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1468-2877
pISSN - 0033-3549
DOI - 10.1093/phr/118.3.221
Subject(s) - lead poisoning , geocoding , environmental health , geographic information system , medicine , geography , risk assessment , blood lead level , relative risk , demography , lead exposure , confidence interval , cartography , cats , computer security , psychiatry , sociology , computer science
Targeted screening for childhood lead poisoning depends on assessment of risk factors including housing age. Using a geographic information system (GIS), we aim to determine high-risk regions in Charleston County, South Carolina, to assist public health officials in developing targeted lead-screening.