Community perspectives on persistent transmission of lymphatic filariasis in three hotspot districts in Ghana after 15 rounds of mass drug administration: a qualitative assessment-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Community perspectives on persistent transmission of lymphatic filariasis in three hotspot districts in Ghana after 15 rounds of mass drug administration: a qualitative assessment

Published:2018-02-13 Issue:1 Volume:18 Page:
ISSN:1471-2458
Container-title:BMC Public Health
language:en
Short-container-title:BMC Public Health

Author:

Ahorlu Collins S. K.,Koka Eric,Adu-Amankwah Susan,Otchere Joseph,de Souza Dziedzom Komi

Funder

European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12889-018-5157-7.pdf

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