Socio-cultural insights and lymphatic filariasis control - Lessons from the Pacific

Filaria Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Wynd, Shona ^a   Durrheim, David N ^a   Carron, Jaime ^b   Selve, Billy ^c   Chaine, J P ^d   Leggat, Peter A ^a   Melrose, Wayne ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Tabubil Hospital and Community Centre   (Papua New Guinea)

^c Divine Word University   (Papua New Guinea)

^d Pacific Islands Health Officers' Association   (Federated States of Micronesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ETHNOLOGY; FILARIASIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PACIFIC ISLANDS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; VALIDITY;

EID: 33847627412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2883-6-3     Document Type: Article

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