Application of geospatial technologies for understanding and predicting vector populations and vector-borne disease incidence

Geography Compass

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 645-659

  DeGroote, John P ^a   Larson, Scott R ^b   Zhang, Yanli ^c   Sugumaran, Ramanathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin   (United States)

^c STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84898991110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gec3.12003     Document Type: Article

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