Control of Chagas disease vectors

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-128

  Ramsey, J M ^a   Schofield, C J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chagas disease, Triatominae, vector control; Mexico

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BRAZIL; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILE; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION CONTROL; PARASITE VECTOR; PERU; SCREENING; SOUTH AMERICA; TRIATOMA; URUGUAY; VECTOR CONTROL;

EID: 0038665570     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-36342003000200010     Document Type: Article

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