Neglected tropical diseases and the Global Fund

The Lancet

Volumn 373, Issue 9660, 2009, Pages 296-297

  Molyneux, David H ^a   Hotez, Peter J ^b   Fenwick, Alan ^c   Newman, Robert D ^d   Greenwood, Brian ^e   Sachs, Jeffrey ^f  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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

^f Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ARTEMISININ; IVERMECTIN;

AFRICA; BED NET; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALARIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WELFARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 58249136521     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60089-1     Document Type: Letter

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