Geographic information systems for animal health management and disease control

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 209, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1917-1921

  McGinn III, Thomas J ^a   Cowen, Peter ^b   Wray, David W ^a  

^a North Carolina Department of Labor   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PSEUDORABIES; RISK FACTOR; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; DISASTER PLANNING; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NORTH CAROLINA; PSEUDORABIES; RISK FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TRANSPORTATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0030340761     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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