A community-based trial for the control of lymphatic filariasis and iodine deficiency using salt fortified with diethylcarbamazine and iodine

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 865-871

  Freeman, A R ^a   Lammie, P J ^a   Houston, R ^a   Lapointe, M D ^a   Streit, T G ^a   Jooste, P L ^a   Brissau, J M ^a   Lafontant, J G ^a   Addiss, D G ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; FOLLOW UP; HAITI; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; IODINE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOSQUITO; NEWBORN; PARASITE MIGRATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; SCROTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE LEVEL; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; NEMATODA; WUCHERERIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0035687470     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.865     Document Type: Article

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