Schistosomiasis, helminth infection and health education in Tanzania: Achieving behaviour change in primary schools

Health Education Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 425-433

  Lansdown, R ^a   Ledward, A ^b   Hall, A ^b   Issae, W ^c   Yona, E ^c   Matulu, J ^d   Mweta, M ^d   Kihamia, C ^e   Nyandindi, U ^f   Bundy, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Ministry of Education and Culture   (Tanzania)

^d Tanzanian Institute of Education   (Tanzania)

^e Ocean Road Hospital   (Tanzania)

^f Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TANZANIA; TEACHING;

EID: 0036346011     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/17.4.425     Document Type: Article

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