Situation analysis of malaria in school-aged children in Kenya - What can be done?

Parasitology Today

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 183-186

  Brooker, S ^a   Guyatt, H ^b   Omumbo, J ^b   Shretta, R ^b   Drake, L ^a   Ouma, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; PROGUANIL;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KENYA; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; KENYA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034192067     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(00)01663-X     Document Type: Note

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