GIS and epidemiology

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1735-1738

  Ruankaew, Nipada ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Geographic information system; Infectious disease; Outbreak; Prevention; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE COURSE; DYNAMICS; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAPS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 33645217331     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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