Schistosomiasis risk mapping in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, using a decision tree approach, remote sensing data and sociological indicators

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 541-548

  Martins Bedê, Flávia T ^a   Dutra, Luciano V ^a   Freitas, Corina C ^a   Guimarães, Ricardo J P S ^b,c   Amaral, Ronaldo S ^d   Drummond, Sandra C ^e   Carvalho, Omar S ^e  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c Programa de Pós Graduação em Clínica Médica Biomedicina   (Brazil)

^d Secretaria de Vigilancia em Saude   (Brazil)

^e Secretaria de Estado de Saúde Governo do Estado de Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Decision tree; Public health; Risk mapping; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA; GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 77955481508     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000400033     Document Type: Article

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