Perspectives from the dracunculiasis eradication programme

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 76, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 38-41

  Hopkins, D R ^a  

^a CARTER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRACUNCULIASIS; HEALTH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DRACUNCULIASIS; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0032241176     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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