Modern geographical reconnaissance of target populations in malaria elimination zones

Malaria Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Kelly, Gerard C ^a   Hii, Jeffrey ^b   Batarii, William ^c   Donald, Wesley ^d   Hale, Erick ^c   Nausien, Johnny ^d   Pontifex, Scott ^e   Vallely, Andrew ^a   Tanner, Marcel ^f,g   Clements, Archie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b San Lazaro Hospital   (Philippines)

^c Ministry of Health   (Solomon Islands)

^d Ministry of Health   (Vanuatu)

^e SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY   (New Caledonia)

^f SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED NET; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SEASHORE; SOLOMON ISLANDS; VANUATU; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FACTUAL DATABASE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MELANESIA; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; MELANESIA; MIDDLE AGED; VANUATU; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957987761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-289     Document Type: Article

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