Application of spatial technology in malaria research & control: Some new insights

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-132

  Saxena, Rekha ^a   Nagpal, B N ^a   Srivastava, Aruna ^a   Gupta, S K ^a   Dash, A P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

GIS; GPS; Malaria; Remote sensing; Spatial epidemiology

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIGITAL IMAGING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KRIGING; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MORTALITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; REMOTE SENSING; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPATIAL TECHNOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 70349660262     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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