Human and environmental factors in the increasing incidence of dengue fever: A case study form Venezuela

GeoJournal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-109

  Brightmer, M I ^a   Fantato, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Arbovirus; Dengue; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR;

VENEZUELA;

EID: 0031827736     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006801617347     Document Type: Article

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