Developing a Vulnerability Mapping Methodology: Applying the Water-Associated Disease Index to Dengue in Malaysia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Dickin, Sarah K ^a,b   Schuster Wallace, Corinne J ^a,b   Elliott, Susan J ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b United Nations University Institute for Water   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DATA BASE; DENGUE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALAYSIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VALIDATION STUDY; WATER ASSOCIATED DISEASE INDEX;

DENGUE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84877256826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063584     Document Type: Article

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