An interfaith dialogue on the neglected tropical diseases

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Hotez, Peter J ^a   Aksoy, Serap ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; NEGLECTED DISEASE; PARASITE CONTROL; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; TROPICAL DISEASE; LEPROSY; PARASITOSIS; TRACHOMA; TROPIC CLIMATE;

HUMANS; LEPROSY; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; TRACHOMA; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84855292034     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001240.t001     Document Type: Editorial

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