A method to determine the coverage of ivermectin distribution in onchocerciasis-control programmes

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 793-796

  Schwartz, E C ^a   Renk, J ^b   Hopkins, A D ^b   Huss, R ^c   Foster, A ^a  

^a International Centre for Eye Health   (United Kingdom)

^b Prog Natl Lutte Contre l'O   (Central African Republic)

^c Projet Soins de Ś Primaires ^*  (Central African Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFECTION CONTROL; ONCHOCERCIASIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCHOCERCIASIS, OCULAR; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS;

NEMATODA;

EID: 0032321898     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034989859032     Document Type: Article

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