Are insecticide treated bednets failing?

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 513-514

  Meyer, Christian G ^a   Ehrhardt, Stephan ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTAMETHRIN; PYRETHROID;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BED NET; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; LETTER; MALARIA CONTROL; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; PYRETHRINS;

EID: 84862739045     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70106-8     Document Type: Letter

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