Factors supporting sustainability of a community-based scabies control program

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 274-277

  Wong, Li Chuen ^a   Amega, Beth ^a   Barker, Ruth ^a   Connors, Christine ^a   Dulla, Mary Elizabeth ^a   Ninnal, Angela ^a   Cumaiyi, Margaret Mary ^a   Kolumboort, Loyola ^a   Currie, Bart J ^b  

^a Port Keats Community ^*

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aborigines; Community intervention; Primary health care; Pyoderma; Streptococcal infections

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CROTAMITON; PERMETHRIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REINFECTION; SCABIES; SKIN INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECTICIDES; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PERMETHRIN; SCABIES;

EID: 0036436839     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2002.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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