The ecological dimensions of vector-borne disease research and control

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Ellis, Brett R ^a   Wilcox, Bruce A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Communicable diseases; Dengue; Ecological studies; Ecosystem

Indexed keywords

EID: 63349102079     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2009001300015     Document Type: Article

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