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Invited Essay

Revealing the value of geospatial information with isochrone maps for improving the management of heart attacks in South Africa

Serena Coetzeea Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lourens Snymana Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Rhena Delportb Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;c STEMI SA Initiative, South African Heart Association, South Africa
Pages 184-189 | Received 06 Mar 2021, Accepted 17 Apr 2021, Published online: 08 May 2021

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