Geographic Information Systems
"Geographic Information Systems" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations.
| Descriptor ID |
D040362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.313.500.750.300.314 L01.470.750.750.462
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| Concept/Terms |
Geographic Information Systems- Geographic Information Systems
- Geographic Information System
- Information System, Geographic
- Information Systems, Geographic
- Geographical Information Systems
- Geographical Information System
- Information System, Geographical
- Information Systems, Geographical
- System, Geographical Information
- Systems, Geographical Information
Global Positioning Systems- Global Positioning Systems
- Positioning System, Global
- Positioning Systems, Global
- System, Global Positioning
- Systems, Global Positioning
- Global Positioning System
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| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geographic Information Systems" by people in Profiles.
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Geospatial technology for assessment of soil erosion and prioritization of watersheds using RUSLE model for lower Sutlej sub-basin of Punjab, India. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jan; 30(1):515-531.
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Population-Based Study of Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Obesity in Mexican Americans. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 02; 28(2):412-420.
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Prevalence and Strains of Colorado Tick Fever Virus in Rocky Mountain Wood Ticks in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2019 09; 19(9):694-702.
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The Rate Stabilizing Tool: Generating Stable Local-Level Measures of Chronic Disease. Prev Chronic Dis. 2019 03 28; 16:E38.
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Spatial-temporal distribution of genotyped tuberculosis cases in a county with active transmission. BMC Infect Dis. 2017 05 31; 17(1):378.
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A tale of two neglected tropical infections: using GIS to assess the spatial and temporal overlap of schistosomiasis and leprosy in a region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2017 Apr; 112(4):275-280.
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Relations Between Residential Proximity to EPA-Designated Toxic Release Sites and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Incidence. South Med J. 2016 10; 109(10):606-614.
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Places where preschoolers are (in)active: an observational study on Latino preschoolers and their parents using objective measures. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2016 Feb 29; 13:29.
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Spatial analysis of crime incidence and adolescent physical activity. Prev Med. 2016 Apr; 85:74-77.
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Olfaction and topography, but not magnetic cues, control navigation in a pelagic seabird: displacements with shearwaters in the Mediterranean Sea. Sci Rep. 2015 Nov 09; 5:16486.