The impact of charging for insecticide on the Gambian National Impregnated Bednet Programme

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 240-247

  Cham, M K ^a   Olaleye, B ^a   D'Alessandro, U ^a   Aikins, M ^a   Cham, B ^b   Maine, N ^a   Williams, L A ^c   Mills, A ^c   Greenwood, B M ^a,c  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b Ministry of Health   (Gambia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BED; GAMBIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BEHAVIOR; CHILD MORTALITY--CHANGES; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; FEES; FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES; GAMBIA; INGREDIENTS AND CHEMICALS; MALARIA--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; MORTALITY; PARASITIC DISEASES; PESTICIDES--COST; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR--CHANGES; WESTERN AFRICA;

BEDDING AND LINENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEES AND CHARGES; GAMBIA; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; PERMETHRIN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PYRETHRINS;

EID: 0030833454     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/12.3.240     Document Type: Article

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