Acquisition of bed-nets, sleeping-habits and control of malaria in the Gambia: Sociocultural dimension

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 388-389

  Okoko, Brown Jacob ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ADULT; AWARENESS; BED NET; BRAIN MALARIA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; GAMBIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP PATTERN; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

BEDDING AND LINENS; CULTURE; GAMBIA; HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33645335478     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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