Multi-disease data management system platform for vector-borne diseases

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Eisen, Lars ^a   Coleman, Marlize ^a   Lozano Fuentes, Saul ^a   McEachen, Nathan ^b   Orlans, Miguel ^c   Coleman, Michael ^d  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b TerraFrame   (United States)

^c Innovative Vector Control Consortium   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DENGUE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION CONTROL; MALARIA; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MULTIDISEASE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PLATFORM; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DENGUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; MALARIA; SOFTWARE;

EID: 79953767756     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001016     Document Type: Article

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