Hypothesis: Impregnated school uniforms reduce the incidence of dengue infections in school children

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 861-862

  Wilder Smith, A ^a   Lover, A ^a   Kittayapong, P ^b   Burnham, G ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENGUE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SCHOOL CHILD; VECTOR CONTROL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CHILD; CLOTHING; DENGUE; HUMANS; SCHOOLS; THAILAND;

EID: 79955733073     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.02.037     Document Type: Article

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