Geographic information systems: Their use in environmental epidemiologic research

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 598-605

  Vine, Marilyn F ^a   Degnan, Darrah ^a   Hanchette, Carol ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b Div of Soil and Water Conserv   (United States)

Author keywords

Address geocoding; Computer mapping; Environment; Epidemiology; Geographic information system(s); GIS; Medical geography; Methods; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH;

EID: 0030833461     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.97105598     Document Type: Article

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