Socio-economic status and malaria-related outcomes in Mvomero District, Tanzania

Global Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 384-399

  Dickinson, Katherine L ^a   Randell, Heather F ^b   Kramer, Randall A ^c   Shayo, Elizabeth H ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

fundamental causes; insecticide treated nets; Malaria; malaria diagnosis; socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIMALARIALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO NETS; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859512887     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2010.539573     Document Type: Article

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