Mapping and estimating the population at risk from lymphatic filariasis in Africa

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-45

  Lindsay, S W ^a   Thomas, C J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Climate; Egypt; Epidemiology; GIS; Lymphatic filariasis; Risk; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DISEASE CONTROL; EGYPT; FILARIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033997222     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90431-0     Document Type: Article

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