Dengue risk factors and community participation in Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam, a household survey

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-89

  Phuong, Hoang Lan ^a,b   De Vries, Peter J ^a   Boonshuyar, Chaweewon ^c   Binh, Tran Q ^b   Nam, Nguyen V ^d   Kager, Piet A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CHO RAY HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d Binh Thuan Malaria and Goiter Control Center   (Viet Nam)

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EID: 39649089586     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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