 Geographic Information Systems
"Geographic Information Systems" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations.
| Descriptor ID |
D040362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.313.500.750.300.314 L01.470.750.750.462
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| Concept/Terms |
Geographic Information Systems- Geographic Information Systems
- Geographic Information System
- Information System, Geographic
- Information Systems, Geographic
- Geographical Information Systems
- Geographical Information System
- Information System, Geographical
- Information Systems, Geographical
- System, Geographical Information
- Systems, Geographical Information
Global Positioning Systems- Global Positioning Systems
- Positioning System, Global
- Positioning Systems, Global
- System, Global Positioning
- Systems, Global Positioning
- Global Positioning System
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geographic Information Systems" by people in Profiles.
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Reitzel LR, Kendzor DE, Nguyen N, Regan SD, Okuyemi KS, Castro Y, Wetter DW, Businelle MS. Shelter proximity and affect among homeless smokers making a quit attempt. Am J Health Behav. 2014 Mar; 38(2):161-9.
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Guerrero EG, Kao D. Racial/ethnic minority and low-income hotspots and their geographic proximity to integrated care providers. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2013 Sep 23; 8:34.
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Guerrero EG, Kao D, Perron BE. Travel distance to outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities for Spanish-speaking clients. Int J Drug Policy. 2013 Jan; 24(1):38-45.
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Sawyer H, Kauffman MJ. Stopover ecology of a migratory ungulate. J Anim Ecol. 2011 Sep; 80(5):1078-87.
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Allen LJ, Wesley CL, Owen RD, Goodin DG, Koch D, Jonsson CB, Chu YK, Shawn Hutchinson JM, Paige RL. A habitat-based model for the spread of hantavirus between reservoir and spillover species. J Theor Biol. 2009 Oct 21; 260(4):510-22.
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Kauffman MJ, Varley N, Smith DW, Stahler DR, MacNulty DR, Boyce MS. Landscape heterogeneity shapes predation in a newly restored predator-prey system. Ecol Lett. 2007 Aug; 10(8):690-700.
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