Open-Source web-based geographical information system for health exposure assessment

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Evans, Barry ^a,b   Sabel, Clive E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Gis; Health and environment spatial data; Open source; Web based

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GIS; HEALTH CARE; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL DATA; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERNET; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84855490806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-11-2     Document Type: Article

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