Background Psychosocial factors are associated with the development and progress of
cardiovascular disease, but the pathological mechanisms remain unclear. We examined the …

This article presents a survey of the state of the art in geocoding practices through a cross-
disciplinary historical review of existing literature. We explore the evolving concept of …

Background: Associations between childhood and adult socioeconomic status (SES) and
adult levels of inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein [CRP], fibrinogen, white blood cell …

Background: Traffic exposure is a major contributor to ambient air pollution for people living
close to busy roads. The relationship between traffic exposure and lung function remains …

Objective: To examine the association between cumulative life course and adult
socioeconomic status (SES) and adult levels of inflammatory risk markers (fibrinogen, white …

Background The process of geocoding produces output coordinates of varying degrees of
quality. Previous studies have revealed that simply excluding records with low-quality …

Background For people living close to busy roads, traffic is a major source of air pollution.
Few prospective data have been published on the effects of long-term exposure to traffic on …

Importance There are consistent data demonstrating that socioeconomic disadvantage is
associated with risk of premature mortality, but research on the relationship between …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between individual-
level and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status (SES) across the life course and …

Geographic information systems (GIS) offer a very rich toolbox of methods and technologies,
and powerful research tools that extend far beyond the mere production of maps, making it …