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HEALTH & PLACE
Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages 237-249Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(02)00009-6
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GIS; health information systems; cancer registry; health geography
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The paper aims to evaluate the potential of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in the creation of a health information system (HIS) for cancer. A case study describes the spatial distribution of reported cancer in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and correlates this with levels of development. The study illustrates the problems of data shortage in a developing country. The mapping of reported cancer reveals a concentration of cancer in the developed metropolitan districts, where the hospitals are located. The study therefore provides a 'geography of accessibility to treatment centres' due to the under-reporting of the disease. Despite incomplete data and under-reporting of the disease, the study illustrates the potential of GIS to add value to a HIS for cancer. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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