African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995–2015: Updated Health Impact Estimates Based on New Disability Weights
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1 Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2 African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 3 School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, Australia, 4 Department of Dermatology, Watford General Hospital, Watford, United Kingdom, 5 Human Development Network, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., United States of America, 6 Independent Consultant, Enugu, Nigeria
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دوره 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014