The epidemiology and control of lymphatic filariasis on Lihir Island, New Ireland Province

Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal

Volumn , Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 188-195

  Hii, Jeffery ^a,b   Bockarie, Moses J ^a   Flew, Stephen ^c   Genton, Blaise ^a   Tali, Arnold ^c   Dagoro, Henry ^a   Waulas, Bau ^c   Samson, M ^d   Alpers, Michael P ^a  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Papua New Guinea)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Division of Health   (Papua New Guinea)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ARTICLE; ELEPHANTIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0034285618     PISSN: 00311480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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