The community-directed, ivermectin-treatment programme for onchocerciasis control in Uganda - An evaluative study (1993-1997)

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 727-735

  Katabarwa, M ^a   Mutabazi, D ^a   Richards Jr , F ^a  

^a Global 2000 River Blindn Programme   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFLICT; DRUG COST; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCHOCERCIASIS; UGANDA; WEATHER;

NEMATODA;

EID: 0032720590     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1999.11813478     Document Type: Article

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