Geographical Information Systems and Health: Current State and Future Directions

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 barriers to more pervasive use of GIS in health. Finally, it makes recommendations for the direction of health GIS res...

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Autor principal: Shaw, Nicola T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Medical Informatics 2012
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3402560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22844644
http://dx.doi.org/10.4258/hir.2012.18.2.88
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Sumario: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 barriers to more pervasive use of GIS in health. Finally, it makes recommendations for the direction of health GIS research over the next decade and concludes with a call to action to health informatics researchers to stop ignoring a tool and methodology that has such immense potential for improving the health of our communities.

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