Geography and geographic information systems in family medicine research

Family Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 132-137

  Parchman, Michael L ^a   Ferrer, Robert L ^a   Blanchard, K Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; MAPS; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036179733     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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