DDT reintroduction for malaria control: The cost-benefit debate for public health

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2835-2844

  Guimarães, Raphael Mendonça ^a   Asmus, Carmen Ildes Rodrigues Fróes ^a,b   Meyer, Armando ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DDT; Malaria; Pesticide exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849023530     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2007001200004     Document Type: Review

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