Editorial: Dracunculiasis eradication by 2009: Will endemic countries meet the target?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1403-1408

  Tayeh, Ahmed ^a   Cairncross, Sandy ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deadline; Dracunculiasis; Eradication; Guinea worm; Operational research

Indexed keywords

DRACUNCULIASIS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS;

AFRICA; ASIA; DRACUNCULIASIS; GOALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS;

EID: 36749015678     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01947.x     Document Type: Editorial

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