Will mass drug administration eliminate lymphatic filariasis? evidence from northern coastal tanzania

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 517-545

  Parker, Melissa ^a   Allen, Tim ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT;

ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE ERADICATION; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TANZANIA; ARTICLE; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE ERADICATION; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TANZANIA;

EID: 84878593850     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932012000466     Document Type: Article

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