Geographic information systems in community-based gerontological research and practice

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 134-151

  Hirshorn, Barbara A ^a,b   Stewart, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based assessment and planning; Data visualization and spatial analysis; Geographic information system (GIS)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; GERONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0037338326     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346402250476     Document Type: Article

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