Use of GIS Mapping as a Public Health Tool--From Cholera to Cancer

• Main Authors: George J. Musa (Author), Po-Huang Chiang (Author), Tyler Sylk (Author), Rachel Bavley (Author), William Keating (Author), Bereketab Lakew (Author), Hui-Chen Tsou (Author), Christina W. Hoven (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The field of medical geographic information systems (Medical GIS) has become extremely useful in understanding the bigger picture of public health. The discipline holds a substantial capacity to understand not only differences, but also similarities in population health all over the world. The main...