Developing a vulnerability mapping methodology: applying the water-associated disease index to dengue in Malaysia.

The Water-associated Disease Index (WADI) was developed to identify and visualize vulnerability to different water-associated diseases by integrating a range of social and biophysical determinants in map format. In this study vulnerability is used to encompass conditions of exposure, susceptibility,...

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Main Authors: Sarah K Dickin, Corinne J Schuster-Wallace, Susan J Elliott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3648565?pdf=render