A Review and Framework for Categorizing Current Research and Development in Health Related Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Studies

Anders Knørr Lyseen; Christian Nøhr; Esben Munk Sørensen; O. Gudes; E. M. Geraghty; N. T.  Shaw; C. Bivona-Tellez

doi:10.15265/IY-2014-0008

A Review and Framework for Categorizing Current Research and Development in Health Related Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Studies

Anders Knørr Lyseen, Christian Nøhr, Esben Munk Sørensen, O. Gudes, E. M. Geraghty, N. T. Shaw, C. Bivona-Tellez

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Original language	English
Journal	IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics
Pages (from-to)	110-124
ISSN	0943-4747
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15265/IY-2014-0008
Publication status	Published - 2014

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