A Geographical Investigation of Chagas' Disease Risk in the Community of La Brea, Guatemala

This thesis will display how the use of a GIS is an important tool in understanding geographic patterns of Chagas' disease vector risk in a rural community in Guatemala. This is an important topic of investigation as Chagas' disease is the leading cause of heart failure in rural Latin Amer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boquin, Gerardo J
Other Authors: Michael Kearney
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2007
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-05112007-132523/