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Title:
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DISEASE DATA VISUALIZATION AND INTERPRETATION SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY |
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Author(s):
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Kim Nee Goh, Yoke Yie Chen, Cheah Hui Chow |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-75-5 |
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Editors:
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Katherine Blashki |
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Year:
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2012 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Communicable diseases, visualization, interpretation, Google map, decision making |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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251 |
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Last Page:
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256 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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Malaysians suffer from both communicable and non-communicable diseases. Tuberculosis (communicable disease) is common in rural places and dengue (non-communicable disease) is a popular vector borne disease in Malaysia. Health centers will record information of the victims, but merely recording the address in Microsoft Excel file does not provide any insight to viewers of such data. An easy to use tool is not available for the doctors, officers from Ministry of Health and also the public to analyze and visualize the data. It is difficult and time consuming to analyze and interpret raw data tabulated through Microsoft Excel. This research aims to develop a prototype tool that visualizes disease data on Google map. An interpretation is then generated along with the visualization to give an impartial description about the data. This prototype obtained favorable feedback from the health officer as it can help them in analyzing data and assist in the decision making process. The benefit of such application is helpful in tracking diseasesÂ’ spreading pattern, how to isolate diseases and mobilizing personnelÂ’s and equipment to the infected areas. |
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