Utilization of insecticide treated nets in Arbaminch Town and the malarious villages of Arbaminch Zuria District, southern Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-24

  Astatkie, Ayalew ^a   Feleke, Amsalu ^b  

^a HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 79958119418     PISSN: 10216790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ejhd.v23i3.53241     Document Type: Article

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