The impact of lymphatic filariasis on labour inputs in southern India: Results of a multi-site study

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 353-364

  Ramaiah, K D ^a   Radhamani, M P ^b   John, K R ^c   Evans, D B ^d   Guyatt, H ^e   Joseph, A ^c   Datta, M ^b   Vanamail, P ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^c CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; LYMPHANGITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; WORK CAPACITY; WORK DISABILITY; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

NEMATODA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0034046922     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.2000.11813550     Document Type: Article

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