A pilot program of mass surgery weeks for treatment of hydrocele due to lymphatic filariasis in central Nigeria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 447-451

  Thomas, Gail ^a   Richards Jr , Frank O ^a   Eigege, Abel ^a   Dakum, Nuhu K ^b   Azzuwut, Martin P ^c   Sarki, John ^c   Gontor, Ibrahim ^c   Abimiku, Jacob ^d   Ogah, Gladys ^d   Jindau, Munirah Y ^e   Jiya, Jonathan Y ^e   Miri, Emmanuel S ^a  

^a CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^c Plateau State Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^d Nasarawa State Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^e Federal Secretariat   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 62949145685     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.447     Document Type: Article

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