Geographical Detectors‐Based Health Risk Assessment and its Application in the Neural Tube Defects Study of the Heshun Region, China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23376166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jinfeng Wang (0000-0002-6687-9420, Chinese Academy of Sciences, corresponding author), Jin‐Feng Wang, Xin‐Hu Li (Chinese Academy of Sciences), George Christakos (0000-0002-1865-5764, San Diego State University), Yi‐Lan Liao (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Tin Zhang, Zhang Tin (Beijing Institute of Neurosurgery), Xue Gu (0009-0000-1243-308X, Beijing Institute of Neurosurgery), Xiaoying Zheng (0000-0003-1966-044X, Peking University), Xiao‐Ying Zheng |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 107-127 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Geographical Information Systems (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-3798 • E-ISSN: 1362-3087 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13658810802443457 |
| OpenAlex | W2163283323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 356 |
| References cited | 41 |
Physical environment, man‐made pollution, nutrition and their mutual interactions can be major causes of human diseases. These disease determinants have distinct spatial distributions across geographical units, so that their adequate study involves the investigation of the associated geographical strata. We propose four geographical detectors based on spatial variation analysis of the geographical strata to assess the environmental risks of health: the risk detector indicates where the risk areas are; the factor detector identifies factors that are responsible for the risk; the ecological detector discloses relative importance between the factors; and the interaction detector reveals whether the risk factors interact or lead to disease independently. In a real‐world study, the primary physical environment (watershed, lithozone and soil) was found to strongly control the neural tube defects (NTD) occurrences in the Heshun region (China). Basic nutrition (food) was found to be more important than man‐made pollution (chemical fertilizer) in the control of the spatial NTD pattern. Ancient materials released from geological faults and subsequently spread along slopes dramatically increase the NTD risk. These findings constitute valuable input to disease intervention strategies in the region of interest.
Biology · Cartography · China · Detector · Environmental health · Geography · Health risk assessment · Human health · Risk analysis (engineering) · Risk assessment · Watershed · Computer Science · Ecology · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Science · Medicine · Pollution · Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
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| Unique citing works | 356 |
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| Citations per year | 22,25 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 343 |