Malaria in South Africa - The past, the present and selected implications for the future

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-89

  Sharp, Brian L ^a   Le Sueur, David ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; INSECTICIDE;

COOPERATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARASITE VECTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030046807     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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