Geographical display of health information: Study of hepatitis C infection in Karachi, Pakistan

Public Health

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 413-415

  Mujeeb, S A ^a   Shahab, S ^b   Hyder, A A ^c  

^a JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b HEALTH SERVICES ACADEMY   (Pakistan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic information system; Hepatitis C; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; GIS; HEPATITIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SERVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SCREENING TEST; SEROPREVALENCE; URBAN AREA;

KARACHI; PAKISTAN;

EID: 0033810802     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ph.1900669     Document Type: Article

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