Analysis of climatic data and forecast indices for human fascioliasis at very high altitude

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 835-850

  Fuentes, M V ^a   Valero, M A ^a   Bargues, M D ^a   Esteban, J G ^a   Angles, R ^b   Mas Coma, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Inst Nac Labs Salud Nestor MV   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLIMATE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FORECASTING; HUMAN; LYMNAEA; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SOUTH AMERICA; TREE;

EID: 0033391568     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1999.11813491     Document Type: Article

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