Determination of Spatial Distribution of Children Treated in Children Oncology Clinic with the Aid of Geographic Information Systems

The main objective of this research is to examine child cancer cases in Zonguldak/Turkey descriptively in epidemiological aspect with the help of GIS. Universe of the study is composed of 60 children between 1 and 19 years old who were treated in Children Oncology Clinic with a diagnosis of cancer....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical systems 2016-10, Vol.40 (10), p.223-223, Article 223
Hauptverfasser:	Topan, Aysel, Bayram, Dilek, Özendi, Mustafa, Cam, Ali, Öztürk, Özlem, Ayyıldız, Tülay Kuzlu, Kulakçı, Hülya, Veren, Funda
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Education & Training Emerging Technologies for Connected Health Epidemiologic Studies Geographic Information Systems Health Informatics Health Sciences Humans Infant Medical Oncology Medicine Medicine & Public Health Neoplasms - epidemiology Neoplasms - etiology Oncology Pediatrics Spatial Analysis Spatial data Statistics for Life Sciences Turkey - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	The main objective of this research is to examine child cancer cases in Zonguldak/Turkey descriptively in epidemiological aspect with the help of GIS. Universe of the study is composed of 60 children between 1 and 19 years old who were treated in Children Oncology Clinic with a diagnosis of cancer. Whole universe was reached without selecting a sample in the study. Data were collected by using a form prepared by obtaining expert advice and they were applied to children and their parents at study dates. Results were expressed as percentages. Chi-Square test was used in intergroup comparisons, results were assessed within 95 % confidence interval and p
ISSN:	0148-5598 1573-689X
DOI:	10.1007/s10916-016-0582-6