Community participation in the eradication of guinea worm disease

Acta Tropica

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-136

  Cairncross, Sandy ^a   Braide, Eka I ^b   Bugri, Sam Z ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Nigeria Guinea Worm Eradication P   (Nigeria)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Community participation; Dracunculiasis; Eradication; Guinea worm; Health education; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

DRACUNCULIASIS; DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS; GHANA; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFECTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS;

EID: 0029915621     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-706X(95)00106-O     Document Type: Article

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