Integrating NTD mapping protocols: Can surveys for trachoma and urinary schistosomiasis be done simultaneously?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 793-798

  King, Jonathan D ^a   Eigege, Abel ^a   Richards Jr , Frank ^a   Jip, Nimzing ^a   Umaru, John ^a   Deming, Michael ^b   Miri, Emmanuel ^a   McFarland, Deborah ^c   Emerson, Paul M ^a  

^a CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^b Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATURIA; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TRACHOMA; TROPICAL DISEASE; URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH; NIGERIA; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SCHOOLS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRACHOMA;

EID: 70449723257     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0236     Document Type: Article

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