Mapping and modelling the geographical distribution of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Peninsular Malaysia: Implications for control approaches

Geospatial Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 365-376

  Ngui, Romano ^a   Shafie, Aziz ^a   Chua, Kek H ^a   Mistam, Mohd S ^b   Al Mekhlafi, Hesham M ^a   Sulaiman, Wan W W ^a   Mahmud, Rohela ^a   Lim, Yvonne A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Ministry of Rural and Regional Development   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Geostatistical modelling; Malaysia; Mapping; Soil transmitted helminths

Indexed keywords

SOIL;

ANIMAL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SOIL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HELMINTHIASIS; HELMINTHS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; SOIL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84901632065     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2014.26     Document Type: Article

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