Community-directed interventions are practical and effective in low-resource communities: experience of ivermectin treatment for onchocerciasis control in Cameroon and Uganda, 2004

Community-directed interventions are practical and effective in low-resource communities: experience of ivermectin treatment for onchocerciasis control in Cameroon and Uganda, 2004–2010

Published:2015-07-07 Issue:2 Volume:8 Page:116-123
ISSN:1876-3413
Container-title:International Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Int. Health

Author:

Katabarwa Moses N.,Habomugisha Peace,Eyamba Albert,Byamukama Edson,Nwane Philippe,Arinaitwe Alex,Musigire Julius,Tushemereirwe Ruth,Khainza Annet

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,General Medicine,Health (social science)

Link

http://academic.oup.com/inthealth/article-pdf/8/2/116/7422290/ihv038.pdf

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