Impregnated nets or DDT residual spraying? Field effectiveness of malaria prevention techniques in Solomon Islands, 1993-1999

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 214-223

  Over, Mead ^a   Bakote'e, Bernard ^b   Velayudhan, Raman ^c   Wilikai, Peter ^b   Graves, Patricia M ^d  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health and Medical Services   (Solomon Islands)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; INSECTICIDE; TEMEFOS;

BED NET; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEVER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SOLOMON ISLANDS;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 4344692511     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.214     Document Type: Conference Paper

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