Advances and challenges in predicting the impact of lymphatic filariasis elimination programmes by mathematical modelling

Filaria Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Stolk, Wilma A ^a   de Vlas, Sake J ^a   Habbema, J Dik F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DOXYCYCLINE; IVERMECTIN;

CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FILARIASIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM INFECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROFILARIASIS; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION MODEL; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 33646198780     PISSN: 14752883     EISSN: 14752883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2883-5-5     Document Type: Review

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