De-Politicizing Parasites: Reflections on Attempts to Control the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 223-239

  Parker, Melissa ^a   Allen, Tim ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anti politics; global health interventions; neglected tropical diseases; Tanzania; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTI-POLITICS; ARTICLE; GLOBAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS; HEALTH; HUMAN; MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; NEGLECTED DISEASE; NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES; POLITICS; TANZANIA; TROPICAL MEDICINE; UGANDA;

ANTI-POLITICS; GLOBAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS; NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

ANTHROPOLOGY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; NEGLECTED DISEASES; POLITICS; TANZANIA; TROPICAL MEDICINE; UGANDA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84899656424     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2013.831414     Document Type: Article

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