Illness meanings and experiences for pre-ulcer and ulcer conditions of Buruli ulcer in the Ga-West and Ga-South Municipalities of Ghana

BACKGROUND: Ghana is a Buruli ulcer (BU) endemic country yet there is paucity of socio-cultural research on BU. Examining distinctive experiences and meanings for pre-ulcers and ulcers of BU may clarify the disease burden, illness experience and local perceptions of causes and spread, and environmen...

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Autores principales: Ackumey, Mercy M, Gyapong, Margaret, Pappoe, Matilda, Kwakye-Maclean, Cynthia, Weiss, Mitchell G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350433/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22471884
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-264

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