Scope for fly control as a diarrhoea intervention in Pakistan: A community perspective

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1289-1294

  Chavasse, Desmond ^a   Ahmad, Nisar ^b   Akhtar, Tasleem ^b  

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

^b KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Community; Diarrhoea; Flies; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE CONTROL; HOUSE FLY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PAKISTAN; SEASON;

CHILD HEALTH; DIARRHOEAL DISEASE; FLY CONTROL; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH;

PAKISTAN, NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE;

EID: 0030251228     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00409-2     Document Type: Article

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