Treatment costs and loss of work time to individuals with chronic lymphatic filariasis in rural communities in south India
- 5 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Vol. 4 (1) , 19-25
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3156.1999.00351.x
Abstract
Summary This year‐round case‐control study investigated treatment costs and work time loss to people affected by chronic lymphatic filariasis in two rural communities in south India. About three‐quar...Keywords
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