Dengue risk zone index (DRZI) for mapping dengue risk areas

International Journal of Geoinformatics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-62

  Jeefoo, P ^a   Tripathi, K N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHAYAO   (Thailand)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DENGUE FEVER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GIS; MAPPING; NATURAL DISASTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; CHACHOENGSAO; THAILAND;

EID: 84857710831     PISSN: 16866576     EISSN: 26730014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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