Measuring sidewalk distances using Google Earth

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Janssen, Ian ^a   Rosu, Andrei ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET;

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84858981910     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-39     Document Type: Article

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