Cost-effectiveness of Chagas disease vector control strategies in Northwestern Argentina

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Vazquez Prokopec, Gonzalo M ^a,b   Spillmann, Cynthia ^c   Zaidenberg, Mario ^d   Kitron, Uriel ^b   Gürtler, Ricardo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Laboratorio de la Coordinación Nacional de Control de Vectores   (Argentina)

^d Delegación Salta ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECENTRALIZATION; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; VECTOR CONTROL; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; TRIATOMA;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CHAGAS DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; TRIATOMA;

EID: 65549109816     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000363     Document Type: Article

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