Good news in malaria control... Now what?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 879-880

  Steketee, Richard W ^a  

^a PATH   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 66949115013     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.879     Document Type: Editorial

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