Schistosomiasis elimination: Lessons from the past guide the future

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 733-736

  Gray, Darren J ^a,b,c   McManus, Donald P ^c   Li, Yuesheng ^c,d   Williams, Gail M ^b   Bergquist, Robert ^e   Ross, Allen G ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d HUNAN INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FUNDING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA; PROCEDURES;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HUMANS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 77957158229     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70099-2     Document Type: Note

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