Spatial analysis for epidemiology

Acta Tropica

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 219-225

  Graham, A J ^a   Atkinson, P M ^b   Danson, F M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecology; Geographical information systems; Geostatistics; Remote sensing; Scale; Spatial statistics

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PROPHYLAXIS; REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 3142649050     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.05.001     Document Type: Editorial

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