Is it time to formally recognize spatial repellency for disease prevention?

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 283-286

  Achee, Nicole L ^a   Grieco, John P ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Mosquito behavior; Spatial repellent; Vector control

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84872025218     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: 17431034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/23dec13     Document Type: Article

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