Yaws in the western pacific region: A review of the literature

Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Capuano, Corinne ^a   Ozaki, Masayo ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

BACTERIAL LOAD; COOK ISLANDS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FIJI; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KIRIBATI; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NONHUMAN; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; SAMOA; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOLOMON ISLANDS; TONGA; TUVALU; VANUATU; YAWS;

EID: 84855615613     PISSN: 16879686     EISSN: 16879694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/642832     Document Type: Review

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