Mass deworming in Ugandan children

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7559, 2006, Pages 105-

  Chopra, Mickey ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

CHILD HEALTH CARE; DIET THERAPY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UGANDA; WORM EXPULSION; CHILD; HELMINTHIASIS; NOTE;

CHILD; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; UGANDA;

EID: 33746196544     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.333.7559.105     Document Type: Editorial

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