School-Based Health Promotion for Mosquito-Borne Disease Prevention in Children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  LaBeaud, A Desiree ^a,b   Glinka, Allison ^b   Kippes, Christopher ^c   King, Charles Harding ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Cuyahoga County Board of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSECT BITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSQUITO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; SCHOOL; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 70249126575     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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