Assessment of the impact of morbidity management and disability prevention for lymphatic filariasis on the disease burden in villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, India
Background: The global program to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (GPELF) was started in 2003 with two strategies: the mass drug administration (MDA) to interrupt disease transmission and the morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP) to provide the basic hygienic care to filariasis lymphe...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Community Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2021;volume=46;issue=4;spage=657;epage=661;aulast=Mathiarasan |