Assessing changing vulnerability to dengue in northeastern Brazil using a water-associated disease index approach

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages 155-164

  Dickin, Sarah K ^a,b   Schuster Wallace, Corinne J ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b United Nations University Institute for Water   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brazil; Dengue; Global environmental change; Health; Vulnerability; Water associated disease

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INDEX METHOD; LAND COVER; PUBLIC ACCESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONALITY; SOLID WASTE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BRAZIL; PERNAMBUCO;

EID: 84923275459     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.09.007     Document Type: Article

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