Impact of Community-Based Lymphedema Management on Perceived Disability among Patients with Lymphatic Filariasis in Orissa State, India

BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) infects approximately 120 million people worldwide. As many as 40 million have symptoms of LF disease, including lymphedema, elephantiasis, and hydrocele. India constitutes approximately 45% of the world's burden of LF. The Indian NGO Church's Auxiliar...

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Autores principales: Budge, Philip J., Little, Kristen M., Mues, Katherine E., Kennedy, Erin D., Prakash, Aiysha, Rout, Jonathan, Fox, LeAnne M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3597476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23516648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002100

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