Planning chemotherapy based schistosomiasis control: validation of a mathematical model using data on Schistosoma haematobium from Pemba, Tanzania

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 487-497

  Chan, M S ^a   Montresor, A ^b   Savioli, L ^b   Bundy, D A P ^a  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0033382502     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899003167     Document Type: Article

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