The social burden of malaria: What are we measuring?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 156-161

  Jones, Caroline O H ^a   Williams, Holly A ^b  

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

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MALARIA; MEASUREMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 4344682071     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.156     Document Type: Conference Paper

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