Developing a Vulnerability Mapping Methodology: Applying the Water-Associated Disease Index to Dengue in Malaysia

Sarah K. Dickin; Corinne J. Schuster-Wallace; Susan J. Elliott

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063584

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Developing a Vulnerability Mapping Methodology: Applying the Water-Associated Disease Index to Dengue in Malaysia

Sarah K. Dickin ,

* E-mail: dickinsk@mcmaster.ca

Affiliations School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, United Nations University Institute for Water Environment and Health, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Corinne J. Schuster-Wallace,

Affiliations School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, United Nations University Institute for Water Environment and Health, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Susan J. Elliott

Affiliation Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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Developing a Vulnerability Mapping Methodology: Applying the Water-Associated Disease Index to Dengue in Malaysia

Sarah K. Dickin,
Corinne J. Schuster-Wallace,
Susan J. Elliott

Published: May 8, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063584

About the Authors

Sarah K. Dickin

* E-mail: dickinsk@mcmaster.ca

Affiliations School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, United Nations University Institute for Water Environment and Health, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Corinne J. Schuster-Wallace

Affiliations School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, United Nations University Institute for Water Environment and Health, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Susan J. Elliott

Affiliation Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Interpretation of data: SKD CJSW SJE. Critical review of manuscript: SKD CJSW SJE. Conceived and designed the experiments: SKD CJSW. Performed the experiments: SKD. Analyzed the data: SKD CJSW. Wrote the paper: SKD CJSW.

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