Geospatial health: the first five years

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Geospatial health : the first five years. / Utzinger, Jürg; Rinaldi, Laura; Malone, John B.; Krauth, Stefanie J.; Kristensen, Thomas K.; Cringoli, Giuseppe; Bergquist, Robert.

In: Geospatial Health, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2011, p. 137-154.

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Harvard

Utzinger, J, Rinaldi, L, Malone, JB, Krauth, SJ, Kristensen, TK, Cringoli, G & Bergquist, R 2011, 'Geospatial health: the first five years', Geospatial Health, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 137-154.

APA

Utzinger, J., Rinaldi, L., Malone, J. B., Krauth, S. J., Kristensen, T. K., Cringoli, G., & Bergquist, R. (2011). Geospatial health: the first five years. Geospatial Health, 6(1), 137-154.

Vancouver

Utzinger J, Rinaldi L, Malone JB, Krauth SJ, Kristensen TK, Cringoli G et al. Geospatial health: the first five years. Geospatial Health. 2011;6(1):137-154.

Author

Utzinger, Jürg ; Rinaldi, Laura ; Malone, John B. ; Krauth, Stefanie J. ; Kristensen, Thomas K. ; Cringoli, Giuseppe ; Bergquist, Robert. / Geospatial health : the first five years. In: Geospatial Health. 2011 ; Vol. 6, No. 1. pp. 137-154.

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