Intersectoral coordination, community empowerment and dengue prevention: six years of controlled interventions in Playa Municipality, Havana, Cuba
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Intersectoral coordination, community empowerment and dengue prevention: six years of controlled interventions in Playa Municipality, Havana, Cuba.
OBJECTIVE To document the process, outcome and effectiveness of a community-based intervention for dengue control. METHODS The primary intervention, focused on strengthening intersectoral coordination, was initiated by researchers in January 2000 in a pilot area in Playa municipality, Havana. In August 2002 health authorities extended the intervention to neighbouring areas, one of which was s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Medicine & International Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1360-2276
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02379.x