Integrated Control and Management of Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Mitjà, Oriol ^a,b   Marks, Michael ^c,d   Bertran, Laia ^a   Kollie, Karsor ^e   Argaw, Daniel ^f   Fahal, Ahmed H ^g   Fitzpatrick, Christopher ^f   Fuller, L Claire ^h   Garcia Izquierdo, Bernardo ⁱ   Hay, Roderick ^h   Ishii, Norihisa ^j   Johnson, Christian ^k   Lazarus, Jeffrey V ^a   Meka, Anthony ^l   Murdoch, Michele ^m   Ohene, Sally Ann ^f   Small, Pam ⁿ   Steer, Andrew ^o   Tabah, Earnest N ^p   Tiendrebeogo, Alexandre ^f   Waller, Lance ^q   Yotsu, Rie ^r   Walker, Stephen L ^c   Asiedu, Kingsley ^f   more..

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

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

^d HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^e Ministry of Health   (Liberia)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^h International Foundation for Dermatology   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Anesvad Foundation   (Spain)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^k Fondation Raoul Follereau   (Benin)

^l GERMAN LEPROSY AND TB RELIEF ASSOCIATION   (Nigeria)

^m WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^o MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^p MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

^q EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^r NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DOXYCYCLINE; IVERMECTIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BURULI ULCER; GLOBAL DISEASE BURDEN; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEPROSY; LIMB SWELLING; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MYCETOMA; NEGLECTED DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TROPICAL DISEASE; YAWS; CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; TROPICAL MEDICINE; VOLUNTEER;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; NEGLECTED DISEASES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SKIN DISEASES; TROPICAL MEDICINE; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 85012904318     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005136     Document Type: Article

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