The Carter Center's assistance to river blindness control programs: Establishing treatment objectives and goals for monitoring ivermectin delivery systems on two continents

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 108-114

  Richards F O , Jr ^a   Miri, E S ^a   Katabarwa, M ^a   Eyamba, A ^a   Sauerbrey, M ^a   Zea Flores, G ^a   Korve, K ^a   Mathai, W ^a   Homeida, M A ^a   Mueller, I ^a   Hilyer, E ^a   Hopkins, D R ^a  

^a CARTER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MONITORING; ONCHOCERCIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

NEMATODA;

EID: 20244369551     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.108     Document Type: Article

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