Malaria survey in post-earthquake Haiti - 2010

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-31

  Townes, David ^a   Existe, Alexandre ^b   Boncy, Jacques ^b   Magloire, Roc ^b   Vely, Jean Francois ^b   Amsalu, Ribka ^c   De Tavernier, Marleen ^c   Muigai, James ^c   Hoibak, Sarah ^d   Albert, Michael ^d   McMorrow, Meredith ^a,e   Slutsker, Laurence ^a   Kachur, S Patrick ^a,e   Chang, Michelle ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND POPULATION   (Haïti)

^c SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^d MENTOR Initiative ^*  (France)

^e United States Public Health Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; QUININE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAITI; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855655261     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0431     Document Type: Article

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