A population dynamic approach to the cost-effectiveness analysis of mass anthelmintic treatment: effects of treatment frequency on Ascaris infection
- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 87 (5) , 570-575
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(93)90094-7
Abstract
This study examines the cost-effectiveness of different frequencies of mass chemotherapy in reducing helminth infection and morbidity at the communitKeywords
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