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Global Status of DDT and Its Alternatives for Use in Vector Control to Prevent Disease

OBJECTIVE: I review the status of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), used for disease vector control, along with current evidence on its benefits and risks in relation to the available alternatives. DATA SOURCES AND EXTRACTION: Contemporary data on DDT use were largely obtained from questionnair...

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Autor principal: van den Berg, Henk
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2801202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20049114
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0900785