Conquering the intolerable burden of malaria: What's new, what's needed: A summary

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 1-15

  Breman, Joel G ^a   Alilio, Martin S ^b   Mills, Anne ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; CHLORPHENOTANE; FANSIDAR; INSECTICIDE; MALARIA VACCINE;

AFRICA; BED NET; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGO; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; ETHIOPIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SOLOMON ISLANDS; TANZANIA; TOURISM; ZIMBABWE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 4344577124     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.2_suppl.0700001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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