Implications of the western Kenya permethrin-treated bed net study for policy, program implementation, and future research.

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Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on April 01, 2003

Authors

William A Hawley1, Feiko O ter Kuile, Richard S Steketee, Bernard L Nahlen, Dianne J Terlouw, John E Gimnig, Ya Ping Shi, John M Vulule, Jane A Alaii, Allen W Hightower, Margarette S Kolczak, Simon K Kariuki, Penelope A Phillips-Howard

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Vector Biology and Control Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya.

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