Geographical perspectives on bednet use and malaria transmission in the Gambia, West Africa

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-112

  Thomson, Madeleine ^a,c   Connor, Stephen ^a   Bennett, Steve ^b   D'Alessandro, Umberto ^a   Milligan, Paul ^c   Aikins, Moses ^a   Langerock, Patricia ^a   Jawara, Musa ^a   Greenwood, Brian ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Impregnated bednets; Malaria; Rice; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BED; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNIC GROUP; GAMBIA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RIVER; SOIL; ZOOLOGY;

GEOGRAPHIC TARGETING; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO NET; PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT;

GAMBIA;

EID: 0029669868     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00346-0     Document Type: Article

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