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Are Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets Effective for Preventing Childhood Deaths among Non-Net Users? A Community-Based Cohort Study in Western Kenya

BACKGROUND: Increasing the distribution and use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in Sub-Saharan Africa has made controlling malaria with ITNs more practical. We evaluated community effects induced by ITNs, specifically long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), under ordinary conditions in an endemic...

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Autores principales: Komazawa, Osuke, Kaneko, Satoshi, K’Opiyo, James, Kiche, Ibrahim, Wanyua, Sheru, Shimada, Masaaki, Karama, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3501471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23185378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049604