(Re)surveying the uses of geographical information systems in health authorities 1991-2001

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Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-83

  Smith, Darren P ^a   Gould, Myles I ^b   Higgs, Gary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England and Wales; GIS; Health authorities; NHS; Organizational restructuring; Temporal change

Indexed keywords

GIS; HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037360958     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4762.00112     Document Type: Article

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