Migration and dispersal of lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 277-279

  Alexander, N D E ^a,c   Bockarie, M J ^a   Dimber, Z B ^a   Griffin, L ^a   Kazura, J W ^b   Alpers, M P ^a  

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

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELEPHANTIASIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0035351257     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90233-0     Document Type: Article

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