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. 1999 Jul-Aug;114(4):359–373. doi: 10.1093/phr/114.4.359

Information Technology

Geographic Information Systems and Public Health: Mapping the Future

Thomas B Richards, Charles M Croner, Gerard Rushton, Carol K Brown, Littleton Fowler
PMCID: PMC1308497  PMID: 10501137

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