The role of health education and health promotion in the control of schistosomiasis: Experiences from a 12-year intervention study in the Poyang Lake area

Acta Tropica

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 232-241

  Hu, Guang Han ^a   Jia, Hu ^b   Song, Kuang Yu ^b   Lin, Dan Dan ^a   Ju, Zhang ^a   Cao, Chun Li ^c   Jing, Xu ^c   Dong, Li ^a   Jiang, We Seng ^a  

^a Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases   (China)

^b JIANGXI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

China; Health education; Health promotion; Integrated control approach; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT;

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TRAINING; VIDEOTAPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGXI; POYANG LAKE; WORLD;

SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 26844467980     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2005.07.016     Document Type: Article

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