Realising 'joined-up' geography in the National Health Service: The role of geographical information systems?

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 241-258

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037397057     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c06r     Document Type: Article

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