Malaria in tree crop plantations in south-eastern and western provinces of Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 399-404

  Singhasivanon, Pratap ^a   Thimasarn, Krongthong ^b   Yimsamran, Surapon ^a   Linthicum, Kenneth ^c   Nualchawee, Kaew ^d   Dawreang, Darasri ^f   Kongrod, Suthep ^a   Premmanisakul, Nilarat ^a   Maneeboonyang, Wanchai ^a   Salazar, Nelia ^e  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^d ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^e 420/6 Rajvithi Road   (Thailand)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; THAILAND; TREE;

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEM; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; THAILAND; TREES;

EID: 0033187342     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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