Scaling up malaria control in Africa: An economic and epidemiological assessment

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2007, Pages 138-144

  Teklehaimanot, Awash ^a   McCord, Gordon C ^b   Sachs, Jeffrey D ^b  

^a 110B ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW;

AFRICA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 40049094883     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.138     Document Type: Article

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