Using GIS to model and forecast HIV/AIDS rates in Africa, 1986-2010

Professional Geographer

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-53

  Kalipeni, Ezekiel ^a   Zulu, Leo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Estimation and projection package (EPP); Geographic information systems (GIS); Geospatial data analysis; HIV AIDS rates

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FORECASTING METHOD; GIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA;

EID: 38549092628     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330120701724061     Document Type: Article

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