Malaria risk factors in an endemic region of Sri Lanka, and the impact and cost implications of risk factor-based interventions

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 533-542

  Gunawardena, D M ^a,c   Wickremasinghe, A R ^b   Muthuwatta, L ^c   Weerasingha, S ^c   Rajakaruna, J ^c   Senanayaka, T ^d   Kotta, P K ^d   Attanayake, N ^e   Carter, R ^f   Mendis, K N ^c  

^a Regional Health Services   (Sri Lanka)

^b University of Sri Jayawrdenapura   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^d S Asian Coop Environ Programme   (Sri Lanka)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GOVERNMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; PARASITE CONTROL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; RISK FACTOR; SRI LANKA; WATER SUPPLY;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031808873     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.533     Document Type: Article

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