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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Mass Drug Administration
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Descriptor Spanish:
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administración masiva de medicamentos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Administração Massiva de Medicamentos
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Synonyms English:
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Drug Administration, Mass
Mass Administration
Mass Administrations
Mass Drug Administrations
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Tree Number:
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E02.319.162.575
N06.850.275.500
N06.850.780.200.600
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Definition English:
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Administration of a medication to at-risk individuals in a population without individual diagnosis. It is often used in order to treat, control, and/or prevent spread of often endemic DISEASE OUTBREAKS such as NEGLECTED DISEASES in high disease burden areas. |
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See Related English:
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Mass Vaccination
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History Note English:
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2018
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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57171
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Unique Identifier:
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D000074381
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Similar:
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DeCS
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