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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geographic Information Systems" by people in Profiles.
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Using GPS-defined venue-based affiliation networks among Black sexually minoritized men and transgender women to identify locations for HIV prevention interventions. Ann Epidemiol. 2024 Aug; 96:80-87.
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Winter GPS tagging reveals home ranges during the breeding season for a boreal-nesting migrant songbird, the Golden-crowned Sparrow. PLoS One. 2024; 19(6):e0305369.
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Universal risk phenotype of US counties for flu-like transmission to improve county-specific COVID-19 incidence forecasts. PLoS Comput Biol. 2021 10; 17(10):e1009363.
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Identifying Areas with Disproportionate Local Health Department Services Relative to Opioid Overdose, HIV and Hepatitis C Diagnosis Rates: A Study of Rural Illinois. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 03 19; 16(6).
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Travel Time to Clinic but not Neighborhood Crime Rate is Associated with Retention in Care Among HIV-Positive Patients. AIDS Behav. 2018 Sep; 22(9):3003-3008.
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Collecting Mobility Data with GPS Methods to Understand the HIV Environmental Riskscape Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Multi-city Feasibility Study in the Deep South. AIDS Behav. 2018 Sep; 22(9):3057-3070.
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Aging in Activity Space: Results From Smartphone-Based GPS-Tracking of Urban Seniors. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2017 Sep 01; 72(5):864-875.
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Fine particulate matter exposure and olfactory dysfunction among urban-dwelling older US adults. Environ Res. 2016 Nov; 151:797-803.
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A Comparison of Walking Rates Between Wild and Zoo African Elephants. J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2016 Jul-Sep; 19(3):271-9.
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Triangulating Syndemic Services and Drug Treatment Policy: Improving Drug Treatment Portal Locations in Baltimore City. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2016; 10(2):319-27.