Global mapping of lymphatic filariasis

Parasitology Today

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 472-476

  Michael, Edwin ^a   Bundy, Don A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; FILARIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM INFECTION; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

BRUGIA MALAYI; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0030728841     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(97)01151-4     Document Type: Article

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