Geospatial technology: A tool to Aid in the Elimination of Malaria in Bangladesh

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 47-58

  Kirk, Karen E ^a   Zahirul Haq, M ^b   Alam, Mohammad Shafiul ^b   Haque, Ubydul ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; GIS; GPS; Malaria; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948979447     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22209964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijgi4010047     Document Type: Article

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