Helminth Elimination in the Pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals: a "worm Index" for Human Development

Overview

Journal PLoS Negl Trop Dis

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Tropical Medicine

Date 2015 May 1

PMID 25928617

Citations 26

Authors

Peter J Hotez

Jennifer R Herricks

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