Repellency effects of essential oils of myrtle (Myrtus communis), Marigold (Calendula officinalis) compared with DEET against Anopheles stephensi on human volunteers

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 10-22

  Tavassoli, M ^a   Shayeghi, M ^a   Abai, Mohammad Reza ^a   Vatandoost, H ^a   Khoobdel, M ^b   Salari, M ^a   Ghaderi, A ^a   Rafi, F ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Calendula officinalis; DEET; Essential oils; Iran; Myrtus communis; Repellent

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861847393     PISSN: 17357179     EISSN: 20082517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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