A malaria outbreak following a British military deployment to Sierra Leone

Journal of Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-230

  Tuck, Jerry J H ^a   Green, A D ^a   Roberts, K I ^a  

^a Former Army Staff College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Awareness; Bite; Chemoprophylaxis; Malaria; Protection

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED NET; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MILITARY SERVICE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SIERRA LEONE; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0141717622     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(03)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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