Risk factors for malaria infection among rubber tappers living in a malaria control program area in southern Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1313-1325

  Pattanasin, Sarika ^a   Satitvipawee, Pratana ^a   Wongklang, Warunnee ^b   Viwatwongkasem, Chukiat ^a   Bhumiratana, Adisak ^a   Soontornpipit, Pichitpong ^a   Jareinpituk, Sutthi ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Department of Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Farming hut; Insecticide treated net (ITN); Long lasting insecticidal net (LLIN); Malaria; Risk; Rubber plantation; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873046698     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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