Demographic factors associated with insecticide treated net use among nigerian women and children

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-44

  Auta, Asa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Children; Demographic factors; Insecticides treated nets; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INSECTICIDE TREATED NET; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84857162641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.92903     Document Type: Article

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