Sociodemographic determinants of malaria among under-five children in Ghana

Malaria Research and Treatment

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Nyarko, Samuel Harrenson ^a   Cobblah, Anastasia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; GHANA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 84960380833     PISSN: 20908075     EISSN: 20444362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/304361     Document Type: Article

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