Lymphatic filariasis elimination programme in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India: Drug coverage and compliance post eight rounds of MDA

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 30-32

  Sunish, I P ^a   Shriram, A N ^a   Sivan, A ^a   Kartick, C ^a   Saha, B P ^b   Vijayachari, P ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Directorate of Health Services   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DISEASE ELIMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS COMMUNICATION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84880419314     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049475513482123     Document Type: Article

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