Knowledge,attitudes and practices regarding malaria control in an endemic area of southern Iran

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 491-501

  Hanafi Bojd, A A ^a   Vatandoost, H ^a   Oshaghi, M A ^a   Eshraghian, M R ^a   Haghdoost, A A ^b   Abedi, F ^c   Zamani, Gh ^d   Sedaghat, M M ^a   Rashidian, A ^a   Madani, A H ^e   Raeisi, A ^f  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e HORMOZGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; KAP; Malaria control

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961087464     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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