Editorial: Lymphatic filariasis endemicity - an indicator of poverty?

被引:33
作者
Durrheim, DN [1 ]
Wynd, S
Liese, B
Gyapong, JO
机构
[1] James Cook Univ N Queensland, Sch Publ Hlth & Trop Med, WHO Collaborating Ctr Lymphat Filariasis, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
[2] World Bank, Washington, DC 20433 USA
[3] Ghana Hlth Serv, Hlth Res Unit, Accra, Ghana
关键词
lymphatic filariasis; malaria; millennium development goals; poverty;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01287.x
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
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页数:3
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