Community involvement in the control of Aedes aegypti

Acta Tropica

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-179

  Gubler, Duane J ^a   Clark, Gary G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Community participation; Dengue; Mosquito control

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; DENGUE; MOSQUITO; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; VECTOR CONTROL;

EID: 0030012290     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-706X(95)00103-L     Document Type: Article

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