Act now or later? Economics of malaria resistance

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 187-195

  Laxminarayan, Ramanan ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR;

AFRICA; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; VECTOR CONTROL;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 4344636791     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.187     Document Type: Conference Paper

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