Toward an open-access global database for mapping, control, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases

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Toward an open-access global database for mapping, control, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases. / Hürlimann, Eveline; Schur, Nadine; Boutsika, Konstantina; Stensgaard, Anna-Sofie; de Himpsl, Maiti Laserna; Ziegelbauer, Kathrin; Laizer, Nassor; Camenzind, Lukas; Pasquale, Aurelio Di; Ekpo, Uwem F.; Simoonga, Christopher; Mushinge, Gabriel; Saarnak, Christopher Florian Larsen; Utzinger, Jürg; Kristensen, Thomas K.; Vounatsou, Penelope.

In: P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol. 5, No. 12, 2011.

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Hürlimann, E, Schur, N, Boutsika, K, Stensgaard, A-S, de Himpsl, ML, Ziegelbauer, K, Laizer, N, Camenzind, L, Pasquale, AD, Ekpo, UF, Simoonga, C, Mushinge, G, Saarnak, CFL, Utzinger, J, Kristensen, TK & Vounatsou, P 2011, 'Toward an open-access global database for mapping, control, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases', P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 5, no. 12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001404

APA

Hürlimann, E., Schur, N., Boutsika, K., Stensgaard, A-S., de Himpsl, M. L., Ziegelbauer, K., Laizer, N., Camenzind, L., Pasquale, A. D., Ekpo, U. F., Simoonga, C., Mushinge, G., Saarnak, C. F. L., Utzinger, J., Kristensen, T. K., & Vounatsou, P. (2011). Toward an open-access global database for mapping, control, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases. P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases, 5(12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001404

Vancouver

Hürlimann E, Schur N, Boutsika K, Stensgaard A-S, de Himpsl ML, Ziegelbauer K et al. Toward an open-access global database for mapping, control, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases. P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2011;5(12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001404

Author

Hürlimann, Eveline ; Schur, Nadine ; Boutsika, Konstantina ; Stensgaard, Anna-Sofie ; de Himpsl, Maiti Laserna ; Ziegelbauer, Kathrin ; Laizer, Nassor ; Camenzind, Lukas ; Pasquale, Aurelio Di ; Ekpo, Uwem F. ; Simoonga, Christopher ; Mushinge, Gabriel ; Saarnak, Christopher Florian Larsen ; Utzinger, Jürg ; Kristensen, Thomas K. ; Vounatsou, Penelope. / Toward an open-access global database for mapping, control, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases. In: P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2011 ; Vol. 5, No. 12.

Bibtex

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AU - Ziegelbauer, Kathrin

AU - Laizer, Nassor

AU - Camenzind, Lukas

AU - Pasquale, Aurelio Di

AU - Ekpo, Uwem F.

AU - Simoonga, Christopher

AU - Mushinge, Gabriel

AU - Saarnak, Christopher Florian Larsen

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