The importance and future of malaria research in Africa

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Ntoumi, Francine ^a,b   Djimdé, Abdoulaye A ^c   Mbacham, Wilfred ^d   Egwang, Thomas ^e  

^a Hopital Albert Schweitzer   (Gabon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BAMAKO   (Mali)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^e Med Biotech Laboratories Uganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MALARIA;

EID: 4344669858     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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