Nonmalarial infant deaths and ddt use for malaria control

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 960-964

  Chen, Aimin ^a   Rogan, Walter J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE;

ARTICLE; CHILD DEATH; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LACTATION; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDLINE; PREMATURITY; RISK;

EID: 0041624537     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0908.030082     Document Type: Article

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