Coverage and compliance to diethylcarbamazine in relation to filaria prevention assistants in rural Puducherry, India

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-115

  Mahalakshmy, T ^a   Kalaiselvan, G ^a   Parmar, Jeram ^a   Dongre, Amol ^a  

^a Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospitall ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RURAL AREA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 77954831389     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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