International Journal of Tropical Medicine

Year: 2009
Volume: 4
Issue: 1
Page No. 41 - 49

Effectiveness of Insecticide-Treated Bednets (ITNs) in Malaria Prevention among Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years in a Rural Community in Imo State, Nigeria

Authors : Nwankwo Benjamin Osondu and O. Okafor Jerome

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