New policies for using anthelmintics in high risk groups.
The 'Informal Consultation on the Use of Praziquantel during Pregnancy/Lactation, and Albendazole/Mebendazole in Children under 24 Months' was held 8-9 April 2002, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Allen
Henrietta E
HE
Parasitic Diseases and Vector Control Unit, Dept of Communicable Diseases, Control, Prevention and Eradication, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, CH-1211 27 Geneva, Switzerland. allenh@who.int
Crompton
David W T
DW
de Silva
Nilanthi
N
LoVerde
Philip T
PT
Olds
G Richard
GR
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D000871:Anthelmintics; D008463:Mebendazole; D015766:Albendazole