Development of rapid assessment procedures for the delimitation of lymphatic filariasis-endemic areas

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-71

  Srividya, A ^a   Lall, R ^a   Ramaiah, K D ^a   Ramu, K ^a   Hoti, S L ^a   Pani, S P ^a   Das, P K ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Disease; Distribution; Epidemiology; Lymphatic filariasis; Microfilaraemia; RAP

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DISEASE CONTROL; FILARIASIS; HEALTH CARE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EVALUATION; FILARIASIS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

INDIA;

NEMATODA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0033982693     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2000.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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