The efficacy of permethrin-treated bed nets on child mortality and morbidity in western Kenya II. Study design and methods

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 68, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 10-15

  Phillips Howard, Penelope A ^a   Ter Kuile, Feiko O ^a   Nahlen, Bernard L ^b   Alaii, Jane A ^c   Gimnig, John E ^a   Kolczak, Margarette S ^a   Terlouw, Dianne J ^a   Kariuki, Simon K ^c   Shi, Ya Ping ^c   Kachur, S Patrick ^a   Hightower, Allen W ^a   Vulule, John M ^c   Hawley, William A ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BED NET; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; BED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE;

PROTOZOA;

BEDDING AND LINENS; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; KENYA; MALARIA; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERMETHRIN;

EID: 0037493750     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.10     Document Type: Article

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