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Nathaniel Bell

University of South Carolina
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Deprivation indices, population health and geography: an evaluation of the spatial effectiveness of indices at multiple scales

N Schuurman, N Bell, JR Dunn, L Oliver - Journal of urban health, 2007 - Springer
Area-based deprivation indices (ABDIs) have become a common tool with which to
investigate the patterns and magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in health. ABDIs are …

The need for GIScience in mapping COVID-19

L Rosenkrantz, N Schuurman, N Bell, O Amram - Health & Place, 2021 - Elsevier
Since first being tracked in China in late 2019, the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus have
shaped global patterns of morbidity and mortality, as well as exposed the strengths and …

[HTML][HTML] Using GIS-based methods of multicriteria analysis to construct socio-economic deprivation indices

N Bell, N Schuurman, MV Hayes - International Journal of Health …, 2007 - Springer
Background Over the past several decades researchers have produced substantial
evidence of a social gradient in a variety of health outcomes, rising from systematic …

Geographic, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in broadband access

WE Zahnd, N Bell, AE Larson - The Journal of rural health, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Broadband access is a “super determinant of health.” Understanding the spatial
distribution and predictors of access may help target government programs and telehealth …

[HTML][HTML] A two-stage cluster sampling method using gridded population data, a GIS, and Google EarthTM imagery in a population-based mortality survey in Iraq

LP Galway, N Bell, AS Sae, A Hagopian… - International journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Background Mortality estimates can measure and monitor the impacts of conflict on a
population, guide humanitarian efforts, and help to better understand the public health …

[HTML][HTML] GIS and injury prevention and control: history, challenges, and opportunities

N Bell, N Schuurman - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2010 - mdpi.com
Intentional and unintentional injury is the leading cause of death and potential years of life
lost in the first four decades of life in industrialized countries around the world. Despite …

Scoping review: Social support impacts hospital readmission rates

BE Schultz, CF Corbett, RG Hughes… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To review and synthesise the current literature on social support and
hospital readmission rates. Background Hospital readmission rates have not declined …

The Vancouver Area Neighbourhood Deprivation Index (VANDIX): a census-based tool for assessing small-area variations in health status

N Bell, MV Hayes - Canadian Journal of Public Health/Revue Canadienne …, 2012 - JSTOR
Objective: The Vancouver Area Neighbourhood Deprivation Index (VANDIX) is a census-
based measure of socio-economic status (SES). It was designed to serve as an accessible …

Disentangling genetic risks for metabolic syndrome

ES van Walree, IE Jansen, NY Bell, JE Savage… - Diabetes, 2022 - Am Diabetes Assoc
A quarter of the world's population is estimated to meet the criteria for metabolic syndrome
(MetS), a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors that promote development of coronary artery …

Towards the construction of place‐specific measures of deprivation: a case study from the Vancouver metropolitan area

N Bell, N Schuurman, L Oliver… - … Le Géographe canadien, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
There have been numerous attempts to measure population health outcomes using socio‐
economic indicators. Few investigations have utilized a survey‐based approach. This article …