A constitutional amendment for deworming

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Hotez, Peter J ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b SABIN VACCINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BENZIMIDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE;

ASCARIASIS; BOLIVIA; DRUG EFFICACY; ECUADOR; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELMINTHIASIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; TRICHURIASIS; TROPICAL DISEASE; VENEZUELA; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORM EXPULSION;

EID: 70449511755     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000454     Document Type: Editorial

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