Integration of seasonal forecasts into early warning systems for climate-sensitive diseases such as malaria and dengue

Advances in Global Change Research

Volumn 30, Issue , 2008, Pages 71-84

  Connor, Stephen J ^a   Mantilla, Gilma C ^b  

^a Earth Institute   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate variability; Dengue; Early warning system; Global warming; Malaria; Seasonal forecast

Indexed keywords

EID: 85052997789     PISSN: 15740919     EISSN: 22151621     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6877-5_4     Document Type: Chapter

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