A systematic review of the application and utility of geographical information systems for exploring disease-disease relationships in paediatric global health research: The case of anaemia and malaria

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Aimone, Ashley Mariko ^a,b   Perumal, Nandita ^a,b   Cole, Donald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adapted review guidelines; Anemia; Developing countries; Geographic information systems; Infants and preschool children; Malaria; Rural health; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GIS; MALARIA; RURAL AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ANEMIA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALARIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANEMIA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALARIA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84872401343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-12-1     Document Type: Review

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