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Spatial Epidemiology of Birth Defects in the United States and the State of Utah Using Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Statistics
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Spatial Epidemiology of Birth Defects in the United States and the State of Utah Using Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Statistics |
| Creator | Gebreab, Samson Y. |
| Description | Oral clefts are the most common form of birth defects in the United States (US) and the State of Utah has among the highest prevalence of oral clefts in the nation. The overall objective of this dissertation was to examine the spatial distribution of oral clefts and their linkage with a broad range of demographic, behavioral, social, economic, and environmental risk factors through the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial statistics. Using innovative linked... |
| Date | 2010-12-01T08:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/852 info:doi/10.26076/c49a-4f7f https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/etd/article/1848/viewcontent/SamsonYikealoGebreab_dissertation.pdf |
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| Source | All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023 |
| Publisher | DigitalCommons@USU |
| Subject | Birth Defects Geographic Information Systems Small Area Spatial Epidemiology Spatial Statistics Utah Biostatistics Geographic Information Sciences Medicine and Health Sciences |
