Synergy between public health and veterinary services to deliver human and animal health interventions in rural low income settings

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7527, 2005, Pages 1264-1267

  Schelling, Esther ^a   Wyss, Kaspar ^a   Bechir, Mahamat ^b   Moto, Daugla Doumagoum ^b   Zinsstag, Jakob ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Centre de Support en Sante Internationale   (Chad)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETANUS TOXOID;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELFARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LIVESTOCK; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL SERVICE; NONHUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; TETANUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VACCINATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 28244493503     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1264     Document Type: Review

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