Elimination of neglected tropical diseases in the South-East Asia Region of the World Health Organization

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 206-210

  Narain, Jai P ^a   Dash, A P ^a   Parnell, B ^b   Bhattacharya, S K ^a   Barua, S ^a   Bhatia, R ^a   Savioli, L ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CIPERMETHRIN; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT;

DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FILARIASIS; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH RISK; LEISHMANIASIS; LEPROSY; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BANGLADESH; FILARIASIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INDONESIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEPROSY; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MYANMAR; NEPAL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POVERTY; REVIEW; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SRI LANKA; TROPICAL DISEASE; VECTOR CONTROL; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YAWS;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; GOALS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LEPROSY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TROPICAL CLIMATE; TROPICAL MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YAWS;

SOUTH ASIA;

NASO HEXACANTHUS;

EID: 77649171280     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.072322     Document Type: Review

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