Towards a quantitative assessment of public attitudes to transgenic mosquitoes: Questions based on a qualitative survey in Mali

Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 251-273

  Marshall, John M ^a   Touré, Mahamoudou B ^b   Traore, Mohamed M ^b   Taylor, Charles E ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Attitude statements; Closed questions; DHS; Malaria; Population replacement; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE;

EID: 79951574336     PISSN: 01287451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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