Marginalization and health geomatics

نویسندگان

  • Gregory L. Alexander
  • Edward L. Kinman
  • Louise C. Miller
  • Timothy B. Patrick
چکیده

Marginalized groups have been defined as groups that have been peripheralized from the center of society. Increasing nursing knowledge of marginalized groups and the dynamics of population diversity will enable nurses to better recognize shifting health patterns, plan for utilization of health services, and determine ethnic and cultural differences that exist in marginalized populations. The authors of this article review theoretical models responsible for defining the concept marginalization, describe geographical information systems as a recommended tool to evaluate marginalized groups, and provide a case study utilizing tools and maps as a means of assessing marginal situations.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of biomedical informatics

دوره 36 4-5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003