Effect of expanded insecticide-treated bednet coverage on child survival in rural Kenya: a longitudinal study

Lancet

Volumn 370, Issue 9592, 2007, Pages 1035-1039

  Fegan, Greg W ^a,b   Noor, Abdisalan M ^a   Akhwale, Willis S ^c   Cousens, Simon ^b   Snow, Robert W ^a,d  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BED NET; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN DEATH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 34548675170     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61477-9     Document Type: Article

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