The role of surveillance in interventions directed against vector-borne disease

Ecosystem Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 141-145

  Spielman, Andrew ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; MONITORING;

EID: 0033427334     PISSN: 10762825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0992.1999.09923.x     Document Type: Article

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