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Should the Goal for the Treatment of Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections Be Changed from Morbidity Control in Children to Community-Wide Transmission Elimination?

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PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
Volume 9, Issue 8, Pages -

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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003897

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  1. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1033751]
  2. Wellcome Trust through a Senior Fellowship in Basic Biomedical Science [098045]
  3. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1033751] Funding Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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