title: Application of geographical sciences and technologies to investigate health problems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
abstract: Recent developments in the geographical sciences and technologies, namely geographical epidemiology, geographical information systems, global positioning systems and spatial data analysis brings about a unique opportunity to investigate the role of "place" in human health in a scientific manner. The aim of the present communication is to open a discussion about the application of these advances to study the geography of public health problems within the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Islamic Republic of Iran. moeygmr2@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezaeian
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D040362:Geographic Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005843:Geography / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D019083:Mediterranean Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D011634:Public Health; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration