Geographical epidemiology, spatial analysis and geographical information systems: A multidisciplinary glossary

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 98-102

  Rezaeian, Mohsen ^a,b   Dunn, Graham ^b   St Leger, Selwyn ^b   Appleby, Louis ^b  

^a Rafsanjan Medical School   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; GIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL CONCEPT;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 33846647138     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.043117     Document Type: Article

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