Status of malaria in THAILAND

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 225-237

  Chareonviriyaphap, Theeraphap ^a   Bangs, Michael J ^b   Ratanatham, Supaporn ^c  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 Jakarta   (Indonesia)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MOSQUITO; PLASMODIUM; REVIEW; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALARIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PLASMODIUM; THAILAND;

EID: 0034198420     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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