Using geographic information systems to design population-based interventions

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 547-554

  Caley, Linda M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community planning; GIS; Perinatal health

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; INCIDENCE; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEW YORK; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 10044298462     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0737-1209.2004.21607.x     Document Type: Review

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