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Editor-in-Chief: Maged N Kamel Boulos, University of Plymouth

International Journal of Health Geographics is ready to receive manuscripts on the application of geographic information systems and science in public health, healthcare, health services, and health resources.

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Research    
An evaluation of edge effects in nutritional accessibility and availability measures: a simulation study
Emily M Van Meter, Andrew B Lawson, Natalie Colabianchi, Michele Nichols, James Hibbert, Dwayne E Porter, Angela D Liese
International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:40 (27 July 2010)
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Methodology    
Density estimation and adaptive bandwidths: A primer for public health practitioners
Heather A. Carlos, Xun Shi, James D. Sargent, Susanne E. Tanski, Ethan M. Berke
International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:39 (23 July 2010)
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Physical accessibility and utilization of health services in Yemen
Abdullah Al-Taiar, Allan Clark, Joseph C Longenecker, Christopher JM Whitty
International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:38 (21 July 2010)
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A power comparison of generalized additive models and the spatial scan statistic in a case-control setting
Robin L Young, Janice Weinberg, Veronica Vieira, Al Ozonoff, Thomas F Webster
International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:37 (19 July 2010)
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A multilevel non-hierarchical study of birth weight and socioeconomic status
Robin L Young, Janice Weinberg, Verónica Vieira, Ann Aschengrau, Thomas F Webster
International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:36 (9 July 2010)
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Methodology    
Identification of racial disparities in breast cancer mortality: does scale matter?
Nancy Tian, Pierre Goovaerts, F Benjamin Zhan, Jeff G Wilson
International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:35 (5 July 2010)
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Demarcation of local neighbourhoods to study relations between contextual factors and health
Simone M Santos, Dora Chor, Guilherme L Werneck
International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:34 (29 June 2010)
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