Human African trypanosomiasis: An emerging public health crisis

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 341-355

  Smith, David H ^a   Pepin, Jacques ^b   Stich, August H R ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c Medical Mission Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANGOLA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SUDAN; TRYPANOSOMA GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; UGANDA; VECTOR CONTROL; WAR;

EID: 0031830420     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011692     Document Type: Review

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