Editorial: The burden of echinococcosis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-

  Schantz, Peter M ^a  

^a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; VACCINE;

CHINA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION THEORY; DISABILITY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LUNG HYDATID CYST; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS;

EID: 24644440078     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.1.0730001     Document Type: Editorial

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