Population Migration: Implications for Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programmes

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Ramaiah, K D ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MASS SCREENING; MIGRANT WORKER; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84875992991     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002079     Document Type: Article

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