Malaria control and treatment strategies among school children in semi-urban tropical communities

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 456-461

  Ekpenyong, E A ^a   Eyo, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BED NET; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MOSQUITO; NIGERIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TROPICS; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANIMAL; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MOSQUITO NETS; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 65249148405     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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