The use of a vest equipped with a global positioning system to assess water-contact patterns associated with schistosomiasis
The real exposure to many of the tropical diseases is difficult to assess at the individual-level due to problems of recall, self-reported diaries, personnel requirements, and altered behaviour related to observation. We present a study in an area endemic for <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em&g...
Main Authors: | Edmund Y.W. Seto, Freyja Knapp, Bo Zhong, Changhong Yang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2007-05-01
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Series: | Geospatial Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/271 |
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