Table 1 |
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Examples of location-specific medical/health information |
| Examples of Location-specific Medical/Health Information |
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| - Local disease rates and information*, maps and guidelines; |
| - Targeted health education; |
| - Addresses of local healthcare facilities; |
| - Local health news; |
| - Local health risks and hazards; |
| - Travellers' health information; |
| - Local drugs/drug trade names and prices (in local currency); |
| - Information whose digital distribution rights are limited to some location(s); |
| - In addition to serving up content (and interface) in language(s) relevant to the
viewer's location. |
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* For example, the most common cause of splenomegaly in Kenya is malaria, while in the UK the most common causes of Slenomegaly are cytomegalovirus infection and toxoplasmosis. |
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Boulos International Journal of Health Geographics 2003 2:2 doi:10.1186/1476-072X-2-2 |
