Earth observation, geographic information systems and Plasmodium falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

Advances in Parasitology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2000, Pages 173-174

  Hay, S I ^a   Omumbo, J A ^b   Craig, M H ^c   Snow, R W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSOR; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0033830917     PISSN: 0065308X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0065-308x(00)47009-0     Document Type: Review

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