Dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease)

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 495-500

  Greenaway, Chris ^a,b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DRINKING WATER; MEBENDAZOLE;

AFRICA; AGRICULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPEPOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRACUNCULIASIS; DRACUNCULUS; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LARVA; LEG; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; ULCER;

EID: 1442335550     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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