Global anthelmintic chemotherapy programs: Learning from history

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 405-409

  Horton, John ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ASCARIS; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMMUNITY; FILARIASIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; INFECTION; ONCHOCERCIASIS; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TRICHURIASIS; WAR;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS; NEMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 0041828329     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4922(03)00171-5     Document Type: Review

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