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Use of GIS in Epidemiology: A Case Study in Istanbul

NECLA ULUGTEKIN Faculty of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering, ITU, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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SEVAL ALKOY District Health Directorate, Statistics and Communicable Disease Control Unit, Kagithane, Istanbul, Turkey
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DURSUN Z. SEKER Faculty of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering, ITU, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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CIGDEM GOKSEL Faculty of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering, ITU, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Pages 2013-2026 | Published online: 06 Feb 2007

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