Development and management of a geographic information system for health research in a developing-country setting: A case study from Bangladesh

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 436-447

  Sugimoto, Jonathan D ^a   Labrique, Alain B ^a   Ahmad, Salahuddin ^b   Rashid, Mahbubur ^b   Klemm, Rolf D W ^a   Christian, Parul ^a   West Jr , Keith P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JiVitA ^*  (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Community health research; Community mapping; Geographic information systems; International health; Medical informatics; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 36949009956     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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