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Geographic Information Systems and travel health
Irmgard L Bauer1, Marji Puotinen
1School of Nursing Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Journal of Travel Medicine
|September 10, 2003
Abstract:
Questions dealing with space and/or location have always been integral to understanding and addressing health issues, such as charting the spread of a disease. Health researchers have traditionally used paper maps to explore the spatial dimensions of health. However, due to advances in technology, it is now possible to ask such questions using a suite of computer-based methods and tools that are collectively known as a Geographic Information System (GIS).