The importance of patient compliance in repeated rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) for the elimination of intestinal helminth transmission
Abstract Background Systematic non-compliance to chemotherapeutic treatment among a portion of the eligible population is thought to be a major obstacle to the elimination of helminth infections by mass drug administration (MDA). MDA for helminths is repeated at defined intervals such as yearly or e...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2206-5 |