Maps for Health Metrics: An Epidemiology Resource Webliography

Maps have a long history of being used as sources to track disease outbreaks, link causes and effects of disease, combat misinformation, present ideas and improve patient care. This webliography is a compendium of thematic maps, including health metrics, risk factors, infectious diseases, cancers,...

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Main Authors: Rachel DeBoer, Susan Ward Aber
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Published: University of Alberta Library 2022-08-01
Series:Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/2694
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