Echinococcus multilocularis: The role of satellite remote sensing, gis and spatial modelling

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 189-193

  Danson, F M ^a   Bowyer, P ^a   Pleydell, D R J ^a   Craig, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78649978024     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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