Current practices in cancer spatial data analysis: A call for guidance

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Pickle, Williams Linda ^a   Waller, Lance A ^b   Lawson, Andrew B ^c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 13144307173     PISSN: 1476072X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-4-3     Document Type: Review

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