Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in public health

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Citation for published version (APA): Kauhl, B. (2018). Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in public health: how can GIS facilitate demandbased planning of healthcare and targeted prevention strategies?. Maastricht: Maastricht University. https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20180117bk Document status and date:Published: 01/01/2018 DOI:10.26481/dis.20180117bk Document Version:Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Please check the document version of this publication:• A submitted manuscript is the version of the article upon submission and before peer-review. There can be important differences between the submitted version and the official published version of record. People interested in the research are advised to contact the author for the final version of the publication, or visit the DOI to the publisher's website.• The final author version and the galley proof are versions of the publication after peer review.• The final published version features the final layout of the paper including the volume, issue and page numbers. Link to publication General rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.• Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research.• You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal.If the publication is distributed under the terms of Article 25fa of the Dutch Copyright Act, indicated by the "Taverne" license above, please follow below link for the End User Agreement:www.umlib.nl/taverne-license Take down policyIf you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us at:repository@maastrichtuniversity.nl providing details and we will investigate your claim. The research for this dissertation was performed at the department of Health, Ethics and Society, School for Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission of the copyright owner. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) INPUBLIC Contents CHAPTER 1General introduction 8 CHAPTER 2Estimating the spatial distribution of acute undifferentiated fever (AUF) and associated risk factors using emergency call data in India. A symptom-based approach for public health surveillance. Health & place, 31,[111][112][113][114][115][116][117][118][119]. 25 CHAPTER 3The spatial distribution of hepatitis C virus infections and associated determinants -An application of a geographi...