Towards evidence-based, GIS-driven national spatial health information infrastructure and surveillance services in United Kingdom

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Kamel Boulos, Maged N ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3042626949     PISSN: 1476072X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-3-1     Document Type: Review

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