Safety of pyrethroid-treated mosquito nets

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Zaim, M ^a   Aitio, A ^a   Nakashima, N ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Human safety; Insecticide treated nets; Malaria; Mosquito nets; Pyrethroids; Toxicology; Vector control

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; BED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; REVIEW; SAFETY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BEDDING AND LINENS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PYRETHRINS;

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES MOSQUITO; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0034068339     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2000.00211.x     Document Type: Review

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