The short paper provides an overview on how geographic issues have become increasingly
relevant to public health research and policy, particularly through the lens of geographic …

Research into the geography of health has expanded dramatically in recent years, as
witnessed by the appearance of several major texts (see, for example, Cliff and Haggett …

The purpose of this literature review is to identify how geographic information system (GIS)
applications have been used in health-related research and to critically examine the issues …

▪ Abstract Geographic information systems (GIS) and analyses based on GIS have become
widespread and well accepted. GIS is not the complete solution to understanding the …

Geographic Information Systems in Public Health introduces students to the uses of GIS in
the field of public health. This text explains the pitfalls and limitations of practical GIS in …

Abstract The term" Geographic Information Systems"(GIS) has been added to MeSH in 2003,
a step reflecting the importance and growing use of GIS in health and healthcare research …

Background The purpose of this literature review is to understand geographical information
systems (GISs) and how they can be applied to public health informatics, medical informatics …

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ca/cgi/content/full/178/9/1177/DC1 have prompted research that explores the determinants …

In this paper we draw on the existing literature to highlight the gap between academic health-
based applications of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and their everyday use within …

This Methodolical Review describes how health geomatics can improve our understanding
of the important relationship between location and health, and thus assist us in Public Health …