Malaria transmission and disease burden in assam: Challenges and opportunities

Journal of Parasitic Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-22

  Dev, V ^a   Sharma, V P ^b   Hojai, D ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^c Government of Assam   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles minimus; Assam; Drug resistance; Malaria control; Morbidity and mortality; Northeast india; P. falciparum

Indexed keywords

EID: 83055171925     PISSN: 09717196     EISSN: 09750703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12639-009-0002-7     Document Type: Article

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