The role of health education and sanitation in the control of helminth infections

Acta Tropica

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 283-294

  Asaolu, S O ^a   Ofoezie, I E ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Disease control; Health education; Helminth infections; Sanitation; Water supply

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH EDUCATION; PARASITIC DISEASE; SANITATION;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; SANITATION;

VERMES;

EID: 0038669175     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(03)00060-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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