The 2008 cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe: Experience of the icddr,b team in the field

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 541-546

  Ahmed, Sirajuddin ^a   Bardhan, Pradip Kumar ^a   Iqbal, Anwarul ^a   Mazumder, Ramendra Nath ^a   Khan, Azharul Islam ^a   Islam, Md Sirajul ^a   Siddique, Abul Kasem ^a   Cravioto, Alejandro ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Cholera; Disease outbreaks; Drug therapy; Mortality; Oral rehydration therapy; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455201345     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v29i5.8909     Document Type: Article

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