Spatial pattern of 2009 dengue distribution in Kuala Lumpur using GIS application

Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-120

  Aziz, S ^a   Ngui, R ^a   Lim, Y A L ^a   Sholehah, I ^a   Nur Farhana, J ^a   Azizan, A S ^a   Wan Yusoff, W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DENGUE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; SEASON; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; DENGUE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; SEASONS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 84859098864     PISSN: 01275720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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