The science and art of geocoding tips for improving match rates and handling unmatched cases in analysis

Geocoding Health Data: The Use of Geographic Codes in Cancer Prevention and Control, Research and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 95-109

  Boscoe, Francis P ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

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