Geographical Information Systems and Health: Current State and Future Directions
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Geographical Information Systems and Health: Current State and Future Directions
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عنوان ژورنال: Healthcare Informatics Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2093-3681,2093-369X
DOI: 10.4258/hir.2012.18.2.88