Dengue knowledge, attitudes and practices in Multan, Pakistan: An urban area at the verge of dengue infestation

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 452-453

  Naeem Ullah, U ^a   Akram, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE SPREAD; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; URBAN AREA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENGUE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFESTATION; INSECT BITE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CULICIDAE; DATA COLLECTION; DENGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MULTAN; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67349169100     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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