Lymphatic filariasis in the Philippines

Parasitology Today

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 329-333

  Kron, M ^a   Walker, E ^b   Hernandez, L ^e   Torres, E ^c   Libranda Ramirez, B ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Philippines)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRUGIA MALAYI; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FILARIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT; VECTOR CONTROL; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

BRUGIA MALAYI; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0034255790     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(00)01705-1     Document Type: Review

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