Dosing pole recommendations for lymphatic filariasis elimination: A height-weight quantile regression modeling approach.

Charles W GossKatiuscia O'BrianChristine DubrayPeter U FischerMyra HardyPurushothaman JambulingamChristopher L KingMoses LamanJean Frantz LemoineLeanne J RobinsonJosaia SamuelaSwaminathan SubramanianTaniawati SupaliGary J WeilKenneth B Schechtman

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)

Using a novel modeling approach, we developed a simple dosing pole that would markedly reduce underdosing for DEC and IVM in MDA programs compared to current WHO recommended height or age-based dosing.

Keyphrases

body mass index
public health
lymph node
weight gain
physical activity
weight loss
breast cancer cells
cell proliferation
cell death
body weight
cell cycle arrest