Malaria in rural Nigeria: Implications for the millennium development goals

African Development Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-85

  Alaba, Olufunke A ^a   Alaba, Olumuyiwa B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b BOWEN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; RURAL SOCIETY; TARGETING; WELFARE PROVISION;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 63049102550     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2009.00204.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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