Modeling spatio-temporal risk changes in the incidence of dengue fever in Saudi Arabia: A geographical information system case study

Geospatial Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-84

  Khormi, Hassan M ^a   Kumar, Lalit ^a   Elzahrany, Ramze A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Dengue fever; Frequency index; Geographical information systems; Getis Ord Gi; Saudi Arabia; Temporal risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856065139     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2011.159     Document Type: Article

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