Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 2 , Pages 122-129 , February 2007

Maintenance behaviour and long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLITNs) previously introduced into Bourapar district, Khammouane province, Lao PDR

  • Y. Shirayama

      Affiliations

    • Department of International Health Policy and Planning, School of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • S. Phompida

      Affiliations

    • Center of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology, Ministry of Health, Lao PDR
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  • C. Kuroiwa

      Affiliations

    • Department of International Health Policy and Planning, School of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81358413688; fax: +81358413637.
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  • M. Miyoshi

      Affiliations

    • Department of International Health Policy and Planning, School of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • J. Okumura

      Affiliations

    • Department of International Health Policy and Planning, School of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • J. Kobayashi

      Affiliations

    • The Asian Centre of International Parasite Control, Thailand

Received 1 September 2005 ,Revised 5 April 2006 ,Accepted 28 June 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.06.016

Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 2 , Pages 122-129 , February 2007

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