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	1. 8706 Accesses	Research Spatial patterns of natural hazards mortality in the United States Kevin A Borden, Susan L Cutter International Journal of Health Geographics 2008, 7:64 (17 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 2 comments \| Editor’s summary Quantifying mortality patterns caused by natural hazards at a local level can help inform communities about their relative risk and improve emergency planning, particularly in the most hazardous areas.
	2. 7891 Accesses	Editorial Web GIS in practice X: a Microsoft Kinect natural user interface for Google Earth navigation Maged N Kamel Boulos, Bryan J Blanchard, Cory Walker, Julio Montero, Aalap Tripathy, Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:45 (26 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 1 comment \| Editor’s summary Depth sensors such as Microsoft Kinect and ASUS Xtion can provide a natural user interface (NUI) for controlling 3-D (three-dimensional) virtual globes such as Google Earth (including its Street View mode), Bing Maps 3D, and NASA World Wind.
	3. 7509 Accesses	Review Towards evidence-based, GIS-driven national spatial health information infrastructure and surveillance services in the United Kingdom Maged Boulos International Journal of Health Geographics 2004, 3:1 (28 January 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	4. 6590 Accesses	Review Crowdsourcing, citizen sensing and sensor web technologies for public and environmental health surveillance and crisis management: trends, OGC standards and application examples Maged N Kamel Boulos, Bernd Resch, David N Crowley, John G Breslin, Gunho Sohn, Russ Burtner, William A Pike, Eduardo Jezierski, Kuo-Yu Chuang International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:67 (21 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	5. 6216 Accesses	Editorial Web GIS in practice III: creating a simple interactive map of England's Strategic Health Authorities using Google Maps API, Google Earth KML, and MSN Virtual Earth Map Control Maged Boulos International Journal of Health Geographics 2005, 4:22 (21 September 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	6. 5533 Accesses	Editorial Web GIS in practice VIII: HTML5 and the canvas element for interactive online mapping Maged Boulos, Jeffrey Warren, Jianya Gong, Peng Yue International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:14 (3 March 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	7. 5389 Accesses	Research Mapping the evolution of 'food deserts' in a Canadian city: Supermarket accessibility in London, Ontario, 1961–2005 Kristian Larsen, Jason Gilliland International Journal of Health Geographics 2008, 7:16 (18 April 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Urban food deserts have spatial as well as socioeconomic causes and these should be considered when developing public health strategies designed to overcome nutritional inequities in city communities.
	8. 4715 Accesses	Research Geographic profiling as a novel spatial tool for targeting infectious disease control Steven C Le Comber, D Kim Rossmo, Ali N Hassan, Douglas O Fuller, John C Beier International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:35 (18 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Geographic profiling originally developed in criminology may provide a novel tool for the identification of infectious disease sources and has the potential to form a useful component of integrated control strategies.
	9. 4455 Accesses	Review Spatial accessibility of primary care: concepts, methods and challenges Mark F Guagliardo International Journal of Health Geographics 2004, 3:3 (26 February 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	10. 4293 Accesses	Research Vulnerability of populations and the urban health care systems to nuclear weapon attack – examples from four American cities William C Bell, Cham E Dallas International Journal of Health Geographics 2007, 6:5 (28 February 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	11. 3750 Accesses	Research A spatial analysis of variations in health access: linking geography, socio-economic status and access perceptions Alexis J Comber, Chris Brunsdon, Robert Radburn International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:44 (25 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	12. 3563 Accesses	Editorial Web GIS in practice VI: a demo playlist of geo-mashups for public health neogeographers Maged Boulos, Matthew Scotch, Kei-Hoi Cheung, David Burden International Journal of Health Geographics 2008, 7:38 (18 July 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	13. 3442 Accesses	Research The case of Montréal's missing food deserts: Evaluation of accessibility to food supermarkets Philippe Apparicio, Marie-Soleil Cloutier, Richard Shearmur International Journal of Health Geographics 2007, 6:4 (12 February 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	14. 3436 Accesses	Methodology Combining Google Earth and GIS mapping technologies in a dengue surveillance system for developing countries Aileen Y Chang, Maria E Parrales, Javier Jimenez, Magdalena E Sobieszczyk, Scott M Hammer, David J Copenhaver, Rajan P Kulkarni International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8:49 (23 July 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	15. 3274 Accesses	Methodology Geovisual analytics to enhance spatial scan statistic interpretation: an analysis of U.S. cervical cancer mortality Jin Chen, Robert E Roth, Adam T Naito, Eugene J Lengerich, Alan M MacEachren International Journal of Health Geographics 2008, 7:57 (7 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 1 comment
	16. 3039 Accesses	Research Spatial analysis of malaria incidence at the village level in areas with unstable transmission in Ethiopia Asnakew K Yeshiwondim, Sucharita Gopal, Afework T Hailemariam, Dereje O Dengela, Hrishikesh P Patel International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8:5 (26 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	17. 2907 Accesses	Research The Atlas of human African trypanosomiasis: a contribution to global mapping of neglected tropical diseases Pere P Simarro, Giuliano Cecchi, Massimo Paone, José R Franco, Abdoulaye Diarra, José A Ruiz, Eric M Fèvre, Fabrice Courtin, Raffaele C Mattioli, Jean G Jannin International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:57 (1 November 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	18. 2836 Accesses	Research Pathogenic landscapes: Interactions between land, people, disease vectors, and their animal hosts Eric F Lambin, Annelise Tran, Sophie O Vanwambeke, Catherine Linard, Valérie Soti International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:54 (27 October 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| F1000 Biology
	19. 2793 Accesses	Methodology Including the urban heat island in spatial heat health risk assessment strategies: a case study for Birmingham, UK Charlie J Tomlinson, Lee Chapman, John E Thornes, Christopher J Baker International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:42 (17 June 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	20. 2744 Accesses	Research National variation in United States sepsis mortality: a descriptive study Henry E Wang, Randolph S Devereaux, Donald M Yealy, Monika M Safford, George Howard International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:9 (15 February 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 2 comments
	21. 2677 Accesses	Research Free and simple GIS as appropriate for health mapping in a low resource setting: a case study in eastern Indonesia Rohan P Fisher, Bronwyn A Myers International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:15 (25 February 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	22. 2630 Accesses	Methodology An open source web application for the surveillance and prevention of the impacts on public health of extreme meteorological events: the SUPREME system Steve Toutant, Pierre Gosselin, Diane Bélanger, Ray Bustinza, Sonia Rivest International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:39 (25 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	23. 2576 Accesses	Methodology Modeling spatial accessibility to parks: a national study Xingyou Zhang, Hua Lu, James B Holt International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:31 (9 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	24. 2566 Accesses	Methodology Open-Source web-based geographical information system for health exposure assessment Barry Evans, Clive E Sabel International Journal of Health Geographics 2012, 11:2 (10 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	25. 2548 Accesses	Research Spatial epidemiology and spatial ecology study of worldwide drug-resistant tuberculosis Yunxia Liu, Shiwen Jiang, Yanxun Liu, Rui Wang, Xiao Li, Zhongshang Yuan, Lixia Wang, Fuzhong Xue International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:50 (3 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed