Exploring network theory for mass drug administration

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 370-379

  Chami, Goylette F ^a   Molyneux, David H ^b   Kontoleon, Andreas A ^a   Dunne, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mass drug administration; Neglected tropical diseases; Networks; Scale free

Indexed keywords

CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NETWORK THEORY; REVIEW; THEORY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TROPICAL DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES; NETWORKS; SCALE-FREE;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEGLECTED DISEASES; TROPICAL MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84880960231     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2013.04.005     Document Type: Review

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