Non-adherence to community directed treatment with ivermectin for onchocerciasis control in Rungwe district, southwest Tanzania

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 326-332

  Lakwo, T L ^a   Gasarasi, D B ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

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EID: 33748515007     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v83i6.9440     Document Type: Article

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