Susceptibility mapping of visceral leishmaniasis based on fuzzy modelling and group decision-making methods

Geospatial Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-50

  Rajabi, Mohamadreza ^a   Mansourian, Ali ^a   Bazmani, Ahad ^b  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Environmental modelling; Fuzzy modis; Geographical information system; Group decisionmaking; Iran; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879126801     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2012.103     Document Type: Article

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