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Editorial
. 2016 Feb;106(2):206-8.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302951.

Protecting Personally Identifiable Information When Using Online Geographic Tools for Public Health Research

Michael D M Bader  1 , Stephen J Mooney  1 , Andrew G Rundle  1
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Editorial

Protecting Personally Identifiable Information When Using Online Geographic Tools for Public Health Research

Michael D M Bader et al. Am J Public Health. 2016 Feb.
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Using online geographic services appropriately—maintaining study participant confidentiality while using online geographic services to gather contextual data.
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