Economic impact of febrile morbidity and use of permethrin-impregnated bed nets in a malarious area II. Determinants of febrile episodes and the cost of their treatment and malaria prevention

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-186

  Rashed, S ^a   Johnson, H ^b   Dongier, P ^c   Moreau, R ^d   Lee, C ^d   Lambert, J ^e   Schaefer, C ^a  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CAC International   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^d Université de Montréal ^*  (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERMETHRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; BENIN; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034113325     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.181     Document Type: Article

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