Research ArticleOriginal Research
Incorporating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into Program Evaluation: Lessons from a Rural Medicine Initiative
Jason C. Booza, Patrick D. Bridge, Anne Victoria Neale and Maryjean Schenk
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine January 2010, 23 (1) 59-66; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.01.090167
Jason C. Booza
PhD
Patrick D. Bridge
PhD
Anne Victoria Neale
PhD, MPH
Maryjean Schenk
MD, MPH, MS

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Incorporating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into Program Evaluation: Lessons from a Rural Medicine Initiative
Jason C. Booza, Patrick D. Bridge, Anne Victoria Neale, Maryjean Schenk
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jan 2010, 23 (1) 59-66; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.01.090167
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