Exploring GIS, spatial statistics and remote sensing for risk assessment of vector-borne diseases: A West Nile virus example

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4-6, 2006, Pages 253-275

  Allen, Thomas R ^a   Wong, David W ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Mosquitoes; Remote sensing; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745006599     PISSN: 14668297     EISSN: 17415241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJRAM.2006.009546     Document Type: Article

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