Intestinal schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Ugandan schoolchildren: A rapid mapping assessment

Geospatial Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-53

  Standley, Claire J ^a,b   Adriko, Moses ^c   Alinaitwe, Moses ^c   Kazibwe, Francis ^c   Kabatereine, Narcis B ^c   Stothard, J Russell ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Geospatial analysis; Monitoring and evaluation; Rapid epidemiological assessment; Schistosomiasis; Soil transmitted helminthiasis; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450184176     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2009.209     Document Type: Conference Paper

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