Broken promise? Taxes and tariffs on insecticide treated mosquito nets

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2007, Pages 227-231

  Alilio, Martin ^a   Mwenesi, Halima ^a   Barat, Lawrence M ^a   Payes, Roshelle M ^a   Prysor Jones, Suzanne ^a   Diara, Malick ^a   McGuire, David ^a   Shaw, Willard ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMAL; BED; DISEASE CARRIER; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INSECT; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; TAX;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMALS; BEDDING AND LINENS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; MOSQUITO CONTROL; TAXES;

EID: 40049106726     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.227     Document Type: Article

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