A blinded, controlled trial of an ultrasound device as mosquito repellent

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 448-450

  Sylla, El Hadj Kaba ^a   Lell, Bertrand ^a   Kremsner, Peter G ^a,b  

^a Hopital Albert Schweitzer   (Gabon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Landing catch; Malaria prevention; Mosquito; Placebo controlled; Repellent; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

INSECT REPELLENT; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVICE; GABON; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; CULICIDAE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GABON; INSECT REPELLENTS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0034686052     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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