Building malaria out: Improving health in the home

Malaria Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Tusting, Lucy S ^a   Willey, Barbara ^b   Lines, Jo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Disease vector; Eaves; Housing; Malaria; Mosquito; Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; CLINICAL STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; HOUSING; HUMAN; PLASMODIUM; RESIDENT; SCREENING; AFRICA; BUILDING INDUSTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

AFRICA; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 84975226372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1349-8     Document Type: Review

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