Using geographic information systems in injury research: Physical injury

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 306-311

  Edelman, Linda S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cmmunity public health; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INJURY; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TOPOGRAPHY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ECOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOFTWARE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36148943977     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2007.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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