A geographic information system applied to a malaria field study in Western Kenya

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 266-272

  Hightower, Allen W ^a   Ombok, Maurice ^b   Otieno, Richard ^b   Odhiambo, Richard ^b   Oloo, Aggrey J ^b   Lal, Altaf A ^a   Nahlen, Bernard L ^b   Hawley, William A ^c  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c Unit 64100

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHILD; DATA BASE; GEOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; KENYA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; PARASITE CONTROL;

EID: 0031924180     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.266     Document Type: Article

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