Development of a community-Based approach to opisthorchiasis control

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 7039-7043

  Duangsong, Rujira ^a   Promthet, Supannee ^a   Thaewnongiew, Kesorn ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b The Office of Disease Prevention and Control   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Based action plans; Community; Infection control programs; Opisthorchis viverrini; Rural Thailand

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COOKING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NOTE; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARASITOLOGY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATHOGENICITY; PROGNOSIS; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; COOKING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; PROGNOSIS; THAILAND;

EID: 84892459725     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.11.7039      Document Type: Note

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