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Physical condition and maintenance of mosquito bed nets in Kwale County, coastal Kenya

BACKGROUND: Despite the extensive ownership and use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) over the last decade, the effective lifespan of these nets, especially their physical integrity, under true operational conditions is not well-understood. Usefulness of nets declines primarily due to physical dama...

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Autores principales:	Mutuku, Francis M, Khambira, Maureen, Bisanzio, Donal, Mungai, Peter, Mwanzo, Isaac, Muchiri, Eric M, King, Charles H, Kitron, Uriel
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2013
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572415/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23374429 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-46

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