Rapid scale-up of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets through integration into the national immunization program during child health week in Togo, 2004

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1014-1019

  Wolkon, Adam ^a   Vanden Eng, Jodi L ^a   Morgah, Kodjo ^c   Eliades, M James ^a   Thwing, Julie ^a   Terlouw, Dianne J ^b   Takpa, Vincent ^c   Dare, Aboudou ^c   Sodahlon, Yao K ^c   Doumanou, Yao ^c   Hightower, Allen W ^a   Lama, Marcel ^d   Thawani, Neeta ^e   Slutsker, Laurence ^a   Hawley, William A ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Togolese Ministry of Health   (Togo)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e Canadian Red Cross Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE; MEBENDAZOLE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES VACCINATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL AREA; TOGO; URBAN AREA; ANEMIA; HEALTH PROMOTION; IMMUNOLOGY; MALARIA; MEASLES; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; POLIOMYELITIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOGO;

EID: 79952066519     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0599     Document Type: Article

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