Epidemiology and surveillance: Changing the global picture of malaria - Myth or reality?

Acta Tropica

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 265-269

  Olumese, Peter ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Malaria burden; Malaria control strategies; Roll back malaria

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH MONITORING; MALARIA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALARIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESEARCH;

AFRICA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 23944467478     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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