Medical mapping: The revolution in teaching—and using—maps for the analysis of medical issues

Journal of Geography

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 76-85

  Koch, Tom ^a   Denike, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cholera; Epidemics; Gis; Interdisciplinary studies; John; Snow

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MAPPING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING;

EID: 2942527069     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221340408978578     Document Type: Article

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