10 years of success in addressing lymphatic filariasis

The Lancet

Volumn 373, Issue 9663, 2009, Pages 529-530

  Molyneux, David H ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHINA; COGNITION; COST; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GROWTH; INTERVENTION STUDY; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALARIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOUTH KOREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 59749084769     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60181-1     Document Type: Note

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