Albendazole for mass drug administration to eliminate lymphatic filariasis

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 684-685

  Sabesan, Shanmugavelu ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 33750176386     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(06)70608-9     Document Type: Letter

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