A WebGIS tool for visualizing and exploring socioeconomic vulnerability to dengue fever in Cali, Colombia

Geospatial Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 313-316

  Kienberger, Stefan ^a   Hagenlocher, Michael ^a   Delmelle, Eric ^b   Casas, Irene ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colombia; Decision support; Dengue fever; Visualization; Vulnerability; WebGIS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DENGUE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNET; SOCIOECONOMICS;

COLOMBIA; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DENGUE; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERNET; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84896527054     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2013.76     Document Type: Article

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