The Case for Mass Treatment of Intestinal Helminths in Endemic Areas

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1-5

  Hicks, Joan Hamory ^a   Kremer, Michael ^b   Miguel, Edward ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DEWORMING; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTESTINE INFECTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG THERAPY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANTHELMINTICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG THERAPY; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84946077834     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004214     Document Type: Article

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