Endemic malaria in the Peruvian Amazon region of Iquitos.

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

Authors

Baback Roshanravan1, Elina Kari, Robert H Gilman, Lilia Cabrera, Ellen Lee, John Metcalfe, Maritza Calderon, Andres G Lescano, Sonia H Montenegro, Carlos Calampa, Joseph M Vinetz

Author Affiliations

1: Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

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