An observational study of material durability of three world health organization-recommended long-lasting insecticidal nets in Eastern Chad

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 407-411

  Allan, Richard ^a,c,e   O'Reilly, Laura ^a,b,c   Gilbos, Valery ^a,c,f   Kilian, Albert ^a,c,d  

^a MENTOR Initiative   (United Kingdom)

^b MENTOR Initiative   (Chad)

^c Institut Francophone de Medecine Tropicale   (Laos)

^d MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

^e MENTOR Initiative   (France)

^f NONE   (Laos)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; LONG LASTING INSECTICIDAL NETS; MALARIA; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84865999295     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0331     Document Type: Article

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