Community empowerment in the control of lymphatic filariasis in Misima, Milne Bay Province using diethylcarbamazine in combination with albendazole

Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal

Volumn , Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 183-187

  Selve, Billy P ^a,b   Bwadua, Sioni ^a,b   Misa, Michael ^a,b   James, Kanimo ^a,b   Usurup, Jethro P ^c   Turner, Paul ^d   Melrose, Wayne ^d   Yad, Wame ^e   Samuel, Ruta ^e   Eddie, Cathy ^e  

^a Misima Mines Limited   (Papua New Guinea)

^b Misima Mines Ltd   (Papua New Guinea)

^c Porgera Joint Venture   (Papua New Guinea)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; DRUG COMBINATION; ELEPHANTIASIS; HUMAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0034285962     PISSN: 00311480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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