Interactive web-based mapping: Bridging technology and data for health

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Highfield, Linda ^a,b   Arthasarnprasit, Jutas ^c   Ottenweller, Cecelia A ^c   Dasprez, Arnaud ^c  

^a St Luke's Episcopal Health Charities   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Hexagroup LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Health disparities; Interactive mapping

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CENSUS; DATABASE; GIS; HEALTH SERVICES; MAPPING METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; WOMENS HEALTH; WORLD WIDE WEB;

HARRISON COUNTY [TEXAS]; HOUSTON; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FACTUAL DATABASE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOCUS GROUPS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEXAS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84155173317     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-10-69     Document Type: Article

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