Malaria control in Pakistan: New tools at hand but challenging epidemiological realities;Lutte contre le paludisme au Pakistan: Disponibilité de nouveaux outils et difficultés des réalités épidémiologiques

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Kakar, Q ^a   Khan, M A ^b   Bile, K M ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b National ARI Control Programme   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; INSECTICIDE;

AFGHANISTAN; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BED NET; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRAN; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDLINE; PAKISTAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PREVALENCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957141680     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.supp.54     Document Type: Article

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