Some emerging issues on the malaria problem in Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 50-53

  Oloo, A J ^a   Vulule, J M ^a   Koech, D K ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISIN DERIVATIVE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; HALOFANTRINE; MALARIA VACCINE; MEFLOQUINE; PERMETHRIN; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUININE; SULFADOXINE;

HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; KENYA; MALARIA; REVIEW;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; KENYA; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

DISEASE CONTROL; MALARIA TRANSMISSION; PERMETHRIN; VECTOR CONTROL;

KENYA;

EID: 0029669903     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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