Malaria in Pacific populations: Seen but not heard?

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-199

  Opeskin, Brian ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Cross border movement; Disease burden; Drug resistance; Health interventions; Malaria; Melanesia; Mosquitoes; Pacific; Spatial distribution; Traditional societies

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; HEALTH IMPACT; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; VANUATU;

EID: 67649846284     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12546-009-9011-8     Document Type: Article

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