"To me it's just another tool to help understand the evidence": Public health decision-makers' perceptions of the value of geographical information systems (GIS)

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 831-840

  Joyce, Kerry ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Decision making; Geographical information systems (GIS); Public health; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GIS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 64649105553     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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