Malaria in South Africa: 110 years of learning to control the disease

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 770-778

  Coetzee, M ^a   Kruger, P ^b   Hunt, R H ^a   Durrheim, D N ^c   Urbach, J ^d   Hansford, C F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b University of Newcastle ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d Africa Fighting Malaria   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; CHLORPHENOTANE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; QUININE;

ARTICLE; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; FLOODING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; PYRETHRUM; SOUTH AFRICA; WAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ART; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTORY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885049193     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7446     Document Type: Article

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