Neglected tropical diseases in Africa: A new paradigm

International Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages i28-i33

  Hopkins, Adrian D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; APOC; Expanded special project for elimination of NTDs; Lymphatic filariasis; Neglected tropical diseases; Onchocerciasis

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

AFRICA; AFRICAN PROGRAMME FOR ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL; CONTROL STRATEGY; DISEASE ELIMINATION; EXPANDED SPECIAL PROJECT FOR ELIMINATION OF NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTHIASIS; TROPICAL DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COOPERATION; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; NEGLECTED DISEASES; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; AFRICA, WESTERN; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; HUMANS; NEGLECTED DISEASES; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TROPICAL MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84960959225     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv077     Document Type: Review

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