Do malaria vector control measures impact disease-related behaviour and knowledge? Evidence from a large-scale larviciding intervention in Tanzania
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عنوان ژورنال: Malaria Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-422