Global Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis: A "Mass Uprising of Compassion"

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Addiss, David G ^a  

^a Task Force for Global Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE ELIMINATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; NEGLECTED DISEASE; TROPICAL DISEASE;

EID: 84883358555     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002264     Document Type: Article

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