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Filariasis and lymphoedema
Among the causes of lymphoedema (LE), secondary LE due to filariasis is the most prevalent. It affects only a minority of the 120 million people infected with the causative organisms of lymphatic filariasis (LF), Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi/timori, but is clustered in families, indicating...
Autores principales: | PFARR, K M, DEBRAH, A Y, SPECHT, S, HOERAUF, A |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2784903/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19825106 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3024.2009.01133.x |
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