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Mosquito nets for the elderly?

Smith, T. ; Genton, B. ; Betuela, I. ; Rare, L. ; Alpers, M.P.

In: Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2002, vol. 96, no. 1, p. 37-38

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    Titre
    • Mosquito nets for the elderly?
    Auteur
    • Smith, T.. Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Maprik, Papua New Guinea
    • Genton, B.. Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Maprik, Papua New Guinea
    • Betuela, I.. Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Maprik, Papua New Guinea
    • Rare, L.. Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Maprik, Papua New Guinea
    • Alpers, M.P.. Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Maprik, Papua New Guinea
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2002, vol. 96, no. 1, p. 37-38. Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:295556
    Summary
    Nine-year follow-up (ending 1999) of survival of 3738 individuals in a malaria-endemic area of Papua New Guinea found that the use of mosquito nets was associated with a large reduction in mortality in people aged ⩾40 years as well as in children aged <5 years. There may be substantial benefits of malaria transmission reduction for older people, that have been overlooked in public health programmes and burden of disease calculations