Neglected tropical diseases-beyond the tipping point?

The Lancet

Volumn 375, Issue 9708, 2010, Pages 3-4

  Molyneux, David H ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FILARIASIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALARIA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAKEBITE; TROPICAL DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 72949087916     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61914-0     Document Type: Note

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