Functional impairment caused by lymphatic filariasis in rural areas of South India

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 832-838

  Ramaiah, K D ^a   Vijay Kumar, K N ^a   Ramu, K ^a   Pani, S P ^a   Das, P K ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Disability; Economic; Lymphatic filariasis; Rural areas; Social

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FILARIASIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; JOB PERFORMANCE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM INFECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 9844225038     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-406.x     Document Type: Article

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