Malaria control in central Malaita, Solomon Islands 1. The use of insecticide-impregnated bed nets

Acta Tropica

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-183

  Yohannes, Keflemariam ^a   Dulhunty, Joel M ^a   Kourleoutov, Chaibai ^a   Manuopangai, Vaipulu T ^a   Polyn, Morris K ^b   Parks, William J ^a   Williams, Gail M ^a   Bryan, Joan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b c/o SIMTRI PO Box G349   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

Children; Focus groups; Insecticide impregnated bed nets; Malaria; Malaria control; Re impregnation; Solomon Islands

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

DISEASE CONTROL; IMPREGNATED BEDNET; INSECTICIDE; MALARIA;

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BED NET; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLOMON ISLANDS;

ANIMALS; BEDDING AND LINENS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MALE; MELANESIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

SOLOMON ISLANDS;

EID: 0034712431     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(00)00055-3     Document Type: Article

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