A programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in Tamil Nadu state, India: Compliance with annual single-dose DEC mass treatment and some related operational aspects

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 842-847

  Ramaiah, K D ^a   Das, P K ^a   Appavoo, N C ^a,b   Ramu, K ^a   Augustin, D J ^b   Vijay Kumar, K N ^a   Chandrakala, A V ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Government of Tamil Nadu   (India)

Author keywords

Annual single dose; Compliance; DEC; Elimination; India; Lymphatic filariasis

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG PRESCRIBING; FILARIASIS; PROJECT ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG USE; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FEVER; FILARIASIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; RURAL AREA; VERTIGO;

ANIMALS; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

INDIA;

EID: 0034511941     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2000.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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