Quantifying the impact of mosquitoes on quality of life and enjoyment of yard and porch activities in new jersey

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Halasa, Yara A ^a   Shepard, Donald S ^a   Fonseca, Dina M ^b   Farajollahi, Ary ^c   Healy, Sean ^d,g   Gaugler, Randy ^b   Bartlett Healy, Kristen ^b,g   Strickman, Daniel A ^e   Clark, Gary G ^f  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mercer County Mosquito Control Transportation and Infrastructure Department Mercer County   (United States)

^d Monmouth County Mosquito Extermination Commission   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^g LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MALE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SUBURBAN AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; AEDES; ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CARRIER; FAMILY SIZE; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AEDES; AGED; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NEW JERSEY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84897405325     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089221     Document Type: Article

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