Burden of malaria at household level: A baseline review in the advent of climate change

Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Mia, Md Shahin ^a   Begum, Rawshan Ara ^a   Er, Ah Choy ^a   Abidin, Raja Datuk Zaharaton Raja Zainal ^a   Pereira, Joy Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Household; Illness costs; Malaria

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISABILITY; DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MALARIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 80655148138     PISSN: 19947887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jest.2012.1.15     Document Type: Review

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