Predictors for compliance with community directed ivermectin treatment in Bushenyi District of Uganda: Qualitative results

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 92-96

  Nuwaha, F ^a   Okware, J ^b   Ndyomugyenyi, R ^c  

^a ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; IVERMECTIN;

ARTICLE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UGANDA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; FILARICIDES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UGANDA;

EID: 2342581607     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i2.9132     Document Type: Article

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