School-based health education campaign - A potential tool for social mobilization to promote the use of DEC-fortified salt towards elimination of lymphatic filariasis

Health Education Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 539-546

  Nandha, B ^a   Krishnamoorthy, K ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERADICATION THERAPY; FILARIASIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL CHANGE; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY;

EID: 34547661812     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl116     Document Type: Article

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