Successful integration of insecticide-treated bed net distribution with mass drug administration in Central Nigeria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 650-655

  Blackburn, Brian G ^a   Eigege, Abel ^b   Gotau, Habila ^c   Gerlong, George ^d   Miri, Emmanuel ^b   Hawley, William A ^e   Mathieu, Els ^e   Richards, Frank ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^c Plateau State Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; INSECTICIDE; IVERMECTIN; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT;

AFRICA; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BED NET; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FILARIASIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALARIA; NIGERIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; BED; CHILD; ELEPHANTIASIS; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; BEDDING AND LINENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NIGERIA;

EID: 33750631164     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.650     Document Type: Article

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