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To the Editor: The mapping of health data is now widespread in both academic research and public health practice.¹ Although the notion that location influences the risk of disease dates back to the mapping of yellow fever and cholera in the 1800s, research that integrates maps with human health is an emerging field based on the widespread availability of geographic information system (GIS) software.² Such systems have broad applicability, and their use has been fueled by the availability of increased computing power, user-friendly software, and large geographic databases. The number of publications that use GIS data for health research has . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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