Evaluating the community education programme of an insecticide-treated bed net trial on the Kenyan coast

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 280-291

  Marsh, V M ^a,b,f   Mutemi, W ^a,c   Some, E S ^a,d,g   Haaland, A ^e   Snow, R W ^a,b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^d AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f Kilifi Research Unit   (Kenya)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

CHILDHOOD; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KENYA; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO; MOTHER; REVIEW;

EID: 0029792385     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/11.3.280     Document Type: Review

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