Free and simple GIS as appropriate for health mapping in a low resource setting: A case study in eastern Indonesia

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Fisher, Rohan P ^a   Myers, Bronwyn A ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; GIS; GPS; HEALTH SERVICES; MAPPING METHOD; PLANNING METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOFTWARE;

EAST NUSA TENGGARA; INDONESIA;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INDONESIA; PILOT STUDY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDONESIA; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 79951948124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-10-15     Document Type: Article

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