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A study of hurdles in mass treatment of schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

A RandjelovicFaculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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SG FrønæsFaculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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M MunsamiThe Kwazulu-Natal Department of Health, Ugu District, Port Shepstone, South Africa
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JD KvalsvigDiscipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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SG ZuluDiscipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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S GagaiDiscipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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A MaphumuloDiscipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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L SandvikDepartment of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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SG GundersenResearch Department, Sorlandet Hospital HF, Kristiansand, Norway;Institute for Development Studies, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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EF KjetlandDiscipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa;Department of Infectious Diseases Ullevaal, Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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M TaylorDiscipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Pages 57-61 | Received 09 Aug 2014, Accepted 05 Oct 2014, Published online: 18 Feb 2015

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