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Perception and Attitude of People Toward Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) in South Western Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is a major cause of bilateral blindness with devastating socioeconomic consequences. Since Nigeria is the most heavily onchocerciasis endemic country in the world, the information on people’s knowledge about this disease is significant. This could influen...

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Autores principales:	Adeoye, A. O., Ashaye, A. O., Onakpoya, O. H.
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2991447/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21180430 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.71594

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