Airflow attenuation and bed net utilization: Observations from Africa and Asia

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Von Seidlein, Lorenz ^a   Ikonomidis, Konstantin ^b   Bruun, Rasmus ^b   Jawara, Musa ^c   Pinder, Margaret ^c,d   Knols, Bart G J ^e   Knudsen, Jakob B ^b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole   (Denmark)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e In2Care BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Airflow; Asia; Bed nets; Climate; Humidity; Malaria; Philippines; Tanzania; Temperature; Thailand; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AIRFLOW; ANEMOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASIA; BED NET; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GAMBIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PHILIPPINES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; THAILAND;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; GAMBIA; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MOSQUITO CONTROL; MOSQUITO NETS; PHILIPPINES; TANZANIA; TEMPERATURE; THAILAND;

EID: 84862169253     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-200     Document Type: Article

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