Scientists and public involvement: A consultation on the relation between malaria, vector control and transgenic mosquitoes

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 704-710

  Boëte, Christophe ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS   (France)

^b N/A Factory   (France)

Author keywords

Malaria; Mosquito; Public engagement; Public health; Social science; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; TRANSGENICS; VECTOR CONTROL;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CULICIDAE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 81055156087     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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