Utilizing Geographic Information Systems in community assessment and nursing research

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 179-191

  Faruque, Fazlay S ^a   Lofton, Susan P ^a   Doddato, Theresa M ^a   Mangum, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SCIENCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; NURSING; REVIEW;

EID: 0141813717     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327655JCHN2003_04     Document Type: Review

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