Global trends in schistosomiasis control

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 738-

  Taylor, Myra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; HUMANS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 54249090671     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.058669     Document Type: Editorial

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