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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

There is much potential for the use of geographical information systems (GIS) within the
management and analysis of health and health care data. This paper addresses the …

This paper provides an introduction to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and how
they can be used. It reviews the current state of GIS use in health care before identifying the …

The National Health Service in Britain is undergoing far-reaching changes. While District
and Regional Health Authorities are currently merging, professionals agree that primary …

Objective To explore the feasibility of producing small-area geospatial maps of chronic
disease risk for use by clinical commissioning groups and public health teams. Study design …

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 …

This eye-opener article aims at introducing the health GIS community to the emerging online
consumer geoinformatics services from Google and Microsoft (MSN), and their potential …