Control of lymphatic filariasis in a hunter-gatherer group in Madang Province

Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal

Volumn , Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 196-202

  Bockarie, Moses J ^a   Jenkins, Carol ^a   Blakie, Wayobo M ^a   Lagog, Moses ^a   Alpers, Michael P ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ARTICLE; ELEPHANTIASIS; HUMAN; MIGRATION; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; TIME FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034285943     PISSN: 00311480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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