Mass drug administration to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in India

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 499-502

  Ramaiah, Kapa D ^a   Das, Pradeep K ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

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Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE CONTROL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FILARIASIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIA; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; REVIEW;

EID: 4744354692     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2004.08.010     Document Type: Short Survey

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