Socio-environmental determinants of the leptospirosis outbreak of 1996 in western Rio de Janeiro: A geographical approach

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 301-313

  Barcellos, Christovam ^a   Sabroza, Paulo Chagastelles ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Disease foci; Floods; GIS; Leptospirosis; Sanitation; Spatial analysis; Water related diseases

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GIS; SOCIAL IMPACT;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIROSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NATURAL DISASTERS; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENTIA; SANITATION; URBAN HEALTH; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033665863     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960312002001500     Document Type: Article

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