New evidence of the effects of agro-ecologic change on malaria transmission

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 676-680

  Kebede, Asnakew ^b   McCann, James C ^a   Kiszewski, Anthony E ^c   Ye Ebiyo, Yemane ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NONE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CROP PRODUCTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOLOGY; ETHIOPIA; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; POLLEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 26844498394     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.676     Document Type: Article

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