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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 100, 2006 - Issue 4
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A campaign of 'communication for behavioural impact' to improve mass drug administrations against lymphatic filariasis: structure, implementation and impact on people's knowledge and treatment coverage

K. D. RamaiahVector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry – 605 006, India
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K. N. Vijay KumarVector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry – 605 006, India
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E. HoseinWorld Health Organization Mediterranean Centre for Vulnerability Reduction, Rue du Lac Windermere, B.P. 40, 1053 Les Berges du Lac, Tunis, Tunisia
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P. KrishnamoorthyDirectorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 359 Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 006, India
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D. J. AugustinDirectorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 359 Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 006, India
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K. S. SnehalathaVector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry – 605 006, India
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B. NandaVector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry – 605 006, India
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P. K. DasVector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Medical Complex, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry – 605 006, India
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Pages 345-361 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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