A geostatistical analysis of the geographic distribution of lymphatic filariasis prevalence in Southern India

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 480-489

  Srividya, A ^a   Michael, E ^b   Palaniyandi, M ^a   Pani, S P ^a   Das, P K ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FILARIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAMETER; PREVALENCE;

ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0036857858     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.480     Document Type: Article

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