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Outdoor-sleeping and other night-time activities in northern Ghana: implications for residual transmission and malaria prevention
BACKGROUND: Despite targeted indoor residual spraying (IRS) over a six-year period and free mass distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), malaria rates in northern Ghana remain high. Outdoor sleeping and other night-time social, cultural and economic activities that increase exp...
Autores principales: | Monroe, April, Asamoah, Obed, Lam, Yukyan, Koenker, Hannah, Psychas, Paul, Lynch, Matthew, Ricotta, Emily, Hornston, Sureyya, Berman, Amanda, Harvey, Steven A |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4320825/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25627277 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0543-4 |
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