Mass administration of DEC-medicated salt for filariasis control in the endemic population of Karaikal, South India: Implementation and impact assessment

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-90

  Subramanyam Reddy, G ^a,b   Venkateswaralu, N ^c  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Government General Hospital   (India)

^c Filariasis Control Programme   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; CULEX; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; FILARIASIS; HUMANS; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VEHICLES; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0029999828     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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