Drugs for Tropical Diseases in the Third World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11936214 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Med W-H Wagner (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 186-203 |
| Publication date | 1980-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interdisciplinary Science Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-0188 • E-ISSN: 1743-2790 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/030801880789767657 |
| OpenAlex | W4237955937 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
The relationship between the World Health Organization's Special Programme for reducing tropical diseases and the pharmaceutical industry is the author's main theme. The problems of malaria, schistosomiasis, filariasis trypanosomiasis – both types – leishmaniasis and leprosy are surveyed with references to their chemotherapy, the search for new drugs and possible immunity. It is concluded that existing drugs are far from perfect, but untll better ones have been discovered, they represent the best treatment for most of the diseases reviewed
Disease · Geography · Neglected tropical diseases · Pathology · Tropical disease · Malaria Research and Control · Medicine · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Parasites and Host Interactions · Internal Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |