Statistical methods for global health and epidemiology principles, methods and applications /: principles, methods and applications. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Xinguang Chen, (Din) Ding-Geng Chen, editors.
• Other Names: Chen, Xinguang; Chen, Ding-Geng
• Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Reviewers -- About the Editors -- Part I Data Acquisition and Management -- 1 Existent Sources of Data for Global Health and Epidemiology -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Country Codes, Population and Geographic Area Data -- 1.2.1 Standard Country Codes -- 1.2.2 Population Data by Country -- 1.2.3 Geographic Area Data by Country -- 1.2.4 Data from the Internet World Stats -- 1.2.5 Data from Wikipedia -- 1.3 Data for Socioeconomic Status and Vital Statistics -- 1.3.1 Data from the World Health Organization 1.3.2 Data from the World Bank -- 1.4 Data on Important Social, Legal and Religious Factors by Country -- 1.4.1 Data for Measuring Press Freedom -- 1.4.2 World Index of Moral Freedom -- 1.4.3 Country Profile of Religions -- 1.5 Data on Disease Statistics -- 1.5.1 Data for Global Cancer Statistics -- 1.5.2 Data for Global Cardiovascular Disease Statistics -- 1.5.3 Data for Global Infectious Disease Statistics -- 1.5.4 Data for Causes of Death in the United States -- 1.6 Data on Global Tobacco and Substance Use -- 1.6.1 Tobacco Use and Prevention -- 1.6.2 Alcohol Use 1.7 Data for Measuring Suicide by Countries in the World -- 1.8 Data on Physicians, Nurses and Hospital Beds -- 1.9 Important Surveys with International and Global Coverages -- 1.9.1 The Demographic and Health Surveys -- 1.9.2 Global School-Based Student Health Survey -- 1.9.3 Health Behavior in School-Aged Children -- 1.9.4 International Social Survey Program -- 1.9.5 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey -- 1.9.6 World Health Survey -- 1.9.7 The World Mental Health Survey Initiative -- 1.9.8 World Value Survey -- 1.10 Summary -- References 2 Satellite Imagery Data for Global Health and Epidemiology -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 USGS Data -- 2.2.1 Introduction of Earth Explorer (EE) -- 2.2.2 Steps to Access USGS Data Using EE -- 2.3 UNEP Data of United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) -- 2.3.1 Introduction of the Environmental Data Explorer of UNEP -- 2.3.2 Steps to Access UNEP Data -- 2.4 NASA Earth Science Data -- 2.4.1 Introduction of the Earth Science Data -- 2.4.2 Steps to Access Earth Science Data -- 2.5 Sentinel Satellite Data -- 2.5.1 Introduction of the Sentinel Satellite Data 2.5.2 Steps to Access the Sentinel Satellite Data -- 2.6 Global ALOS 3D World Data -- 2.6.1 Introduction of the Global ALOS 3D World -- 2.6.2 Steps to Access the ALOS 3D World Data -- 2.7 Earth Online Data -- 2.7.1 Introduction to the EO Data -- 2.7.2 The Steps of Access Earth Online Data -- 2.8 Additional Sources of Data -- 2.8.1 Comprehensive Large Array-Data Stewardship System (CLASS) -- 2.8.2 National Institute for Space Research (INPE) -- 2.8.3 Himawari Monitor Data of Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) -- 2.8.4 The AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET)
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (410 p.)
• Subjects: 362.1068/1; World health -- Statistical methods; Epidemiology -- Statistical methods; Epidemiology -- Statistical methods; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030352608; 3030352609
• Related ISBNs: 9783030352592
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