The use of open source GIS algorithms, big geographic data, and cluster computing techniques to compile a geospatial database that can be used to evaluate upstream bathing and sanitation behaviours on downstream health outcomes in Indonesia, 2000–2008
Abstract Background Waterborne diseases are one of the leading causes of mortality in developing countries, and diarrhea alone is responsible for over 1.5 million deaths annually. Such waterborne illnesses most often affect those in impoverished rural communities who rely on rivers for their supply...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Health Geographics |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-018-0164-6 |