Don’t Shoot the Messenger

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1-3

  Walson, Judd L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HELMINTHIASIS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANTHELMINTICS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC;

EID: 84946015774     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004166     Document Type: Editorial

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