Vector-borne infections in the tropics and health policy issues in the twenty-first century

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 233-238

  Molyneux, D H ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease control; Donors; Emerging diseases; Environment; Health policy; Strategies; Vector control; Vector borne infections

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE VECTORS; FORECASTING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0035348234     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90220-2     Document Type: Article

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