Getting ready for malaria elimination: A check list of critical issues to consider

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 517-521

  González Silva, Matiana ^a   Bassat, Quique ^a,b   Alonso, Pedro L ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b Manhiça Health Research Center   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Elimination; Health systems; Malaria; Policy; Science; Training

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ERADICATION; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALARIA; PROCEDURES;

DISEASE ERADICATION; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MALARIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84906761506     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140205     Document Type: Article

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