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. 2012 May-Jun;127(3):347-53.
doi: 10.1177/003335491212700316.

Using GIS for administrative decision-making in a local public health setting

Devon M Taylor  1 , Valerie A Yeager, Claude Ouimet, Nir Menachemi
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Using GIS for administrative decision-making in a local public health setting

Devon M Taylor et al. Public Health Rep. 2012 May-Jun.
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Figure 1.
Jefferson County Department of Health primary care center locations and percent of population below the federal poverty level: Jefferson County, Alabama, 2009a
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Figure 2.
Primary care center locations and patient residences with six-mile catchment: Jefferson County, Alabama, 2009
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Figure 3.
Revised primary care center locations and patient residences with six-mile catchment: Jefferson County, Alabama, 2009
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