Malaria and the campaigns toward its eradication in Romania, 1923-1963

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-110

  Neghina, Raul ^a   Neghina, Adriana M ^a   Marincu, Iosif ^a   Iacobiciu, Ioan ^a  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Malaria; Parasitology; Transmission; Vector borne

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHINOPLASMINE; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; INSECTICIDE; MEPACRINE; PLASMOCHINE; QUININE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROMANIA; SANITATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; DDT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; ROMANIA;

EID: 79551605053     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0071     Document Type: Review

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