Best practices for an insecticide-treated bed net distribution programme in sub-Saharan eastern Africa

Malaria Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sexton, Alexis R ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

AFRICA; BED NET; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN; MALARIA; META ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICA, EASTERN; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 79958054255     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-157     Document Type: Review

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