Sampling at community level by using satellite imagery and geographical analysis

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 690-694

  Escamilla, Veronica ^a   Emch, Michael ^b   Dandalo, Leonard ^c   Miller, William C ^a   Martinson, Francis ^a   Hofman, Irving ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALARIA VACCINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALAWI; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOFTWARE;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); HUMANS; MALARIA VACCINES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALAWI; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84906899490     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.140756     Document Type: Article

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