Impact of anti-DDT campaigns on malaria control

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-11

  Roberts, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti ddt campaigns; Dde; Ddt; Malaria; Public health; Residual house spraying

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649128739     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: 17431034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/21feb02     Document Type: Article

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