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Combining statistics and texts using GIS: nineteenth century health reports

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Combining statistics and texts using GIS: nineteenth century health reports. / Porter, Catherine; Atkinson, Paul; Gregory, Ian.
GISRUK 2015 Conference Proceedings. 2015. p. 492-499.

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Porter, C, Atkinson, P & Gregory, I 2015, Combining statistics and texts using GIS: nineteenth century health reports. in GISRUK 2015 Conference Proceedings. pp. 492-499, GISRUK 2015, Leeds, United Kingdom, 15/04/15. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1491375

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Porter, C., Atkinson, P., & Gregory, I. (2015). Combining statistics and texts using GIS: nineteenth century health reports. In GISRUK 2015 Conference Proceedings (pp. 492-499) https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1491375

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Porter C, Atkinson P, Gregory I. Combining statistics and texts using GIS: nineteenth century health reports. In GISRUK 2015 Conference Proceedings. 2015. p. 492-499 doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1491375

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Porter, Catherine ; Atkinson, Paul ; Gregory, Ian. / Combining statistics and texts using GIS : nineteenth century health reports. GISRUK 2015 Conference Proceedings. 2015. pp. 492-499

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