Preventing malaria in endemic areas

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7628, 2007, Pages 1001-1002

  Roberts, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED NET; EDITORIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DDT; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EUCALYPTUS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 36348993093     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39370.673785.BE     Document Type: Editorial

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