Area effects of bednet use in a malaria-endemic area in Papua New Guinea
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عنوان ژورنال: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0035-9203
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(01)90315-3