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Planning for Spatial Analysis of Links between Parkinson Disease and Pesticide Exposure

Li, Xuan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1310051225

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2011, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, Geography.
Parkinson disease is a debilitating disease that affects the central nervous system of patients. According to the report from The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the United States has over 500,000 people with Parkinson disease, and the number is increasing by 50,000 every year. Previous studies usually focused on risk factors of Parkinson disease, including genetic make-up and living habits. Recently, some researchers have conducted studies focusing on environmental impact issues with some reports indicating a high prevalence rate of Parkinson disease among farmers. The purpose of this research is to develop a plan for Ohio to implement the Geographic Information System with spatial analysis to explore the association between potential environmental links with Parkinson disease. The relationship between Parkinson disease and pesticide applications in previous studies was reviewed. Four methods can be used in the study: Cross-sectional, Ecologic, Cohort and Case-control study. The results indicate an ecologic study with ZIP code unit would be the most appropriate type of study given the datasets we have. The function of Geocoding cannot be used in this study, because of missing patients’ addresses. However, spatial analysis can still be implemented by using the mended GIS-based model discussed by Nuckols et al. (2007). Future directions are also discussed at the end of this thesis.
Kevin Czajkowski (Advisor)
David Nemeth (Committee Member)
Bhuiyan Alam (Committee Member)
Sadik Khuder (Committee Member)
Geography
Parkinson disease; Pesticide appication; Spatial analysis; GIS

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  • Li, X. (2011). Planning for Spatial Analysis of Links between Parkinson Disease and Pesticide Exposure [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1310051225

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Li, Xuan. Planning for Spatial Analysis of Links between Parkinson Disease and Pesticide Exposure. 2011. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1310051225.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Li, Xuan. "Planning for Spatial Analysis of Links between Parkinson Disease and Pesticide Exposure." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1310051225

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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