Systemes d'information geographique et lutte contre les maladies tropicales

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-227

  Nuttall, I ^a   O'Neill, K ^a   Meert, J P ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GUINEA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION SYSTEM; SENEGAL; TOPOGRAPHY; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; GUINEA; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SENEGAL; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

EID: 1842834118     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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