Malaria in the African highlands: Past, present and future

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-45

  Lindsay, S W ^a,b   Martens, W J M ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ALTITUDE; ANOPHELES; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALARIA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REVIEW;

AFRICA; CLIMATE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; MALARIA; PARASITIC DISEASES; SUMMARY REPORT;

ADULT; AFRICA; ALTITUDE; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FORECASTING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 0031801919     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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