GIS-based prediction of malaria risk in Egypt

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 548-558

  Hassan, A N ^a   Kenawy, M A ^a   Kamal, H ^b   Abdel Sattar, A A ^a   Sowilem, M M ^c  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

^c NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HYDROLOGY; INFECTION RISK; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EGYPT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOIL; URBANIZATION;

EID: 16844381443     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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