Geographic information systems and public health: Mapping the future

Public Health Reports

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 359-373

  Richards, Thomas B ^a,b   Croner, Charles M ^b   Rushton, Gerard ^b   Brown, Carol K ^b   Fowler, Littleton ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODING; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION SCIENCE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0032815101     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/phr/114.4.359     Document Type: Review

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