A study on coverage, compliance and awareness about mass drug administration for elimination of lymphatic filariasis in a district of west Bengal, India

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-104

  Karmakar, P Ray ^a   Mitra, K ^a   Chatterjee, Anirban ^a   Jana, P K ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^a   Lahiri, S K ^a  

^a R G KAR MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Awareness; Filaria elimination; Mass drug administration

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELEPHANTIASIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INDIA; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SYMPTOM; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959348847     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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