The potential of geographical information systems and remote sensing in the epidemiology and control of human helminth infections

Advances in Parasitology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2000, Pages 245-270

  Brooker, S ^a   Michael, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FILARIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHY; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSOR;

EID: 0033830626     PISSN: 0065308X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0065-308x(00)47011-9     Document Type: Review

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