Monitoring community response to malaria control using insecticide-impregnated bed nets, curtains and residual spray at Nsukka, Nigeria

Health Education Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-145

  Brieger, William R ^a   Onyido, A E ^b   Sexton, John D ^c   Ezike, Venatius I ^b   Breman, Joel G ^a   Ekanem, O J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PERMETHRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MATERIALS; MOSQUITO; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029885754     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/11.2.133-a     Document Type: Article

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