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Improving drug delivery strategies for lymphatic filariasis elimination in urban areas in Ghana

The Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) advocates for the treatment of entire endemic communities, in order to achieve its elimination targets. LF is predominantly a rural disease, and achieving the required treatment coverage in these areas is much easier compared to urban area...

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Autores principales:	Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo, Garshong, Bertha, Alomatu, Bright, de Souza, Dziedzom K., Gyapong, Margaret, Kyelem, Dominique
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5441634/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28493966 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005619

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