On Epidemiology and Geographic Information Systems: A Review and Discussion of Future Directions

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-92

  Clarke, Keith C ^a,b   McLafferty, Sara L ^a   Tempalski, Barbara J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FORECASTING; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

COMPUTERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FORECASTING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0030114928     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0202.960202     Document Type: Review

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