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Developing a community-led SMS reporting tool for the rapid assessment of lymphatic filariasis morbidity burden: case studies from Malawi and Ghana

BACKGROUND: Lymphoedema and hydrocoele are the two most common clinical manifestations of lymphatic filariasis (LF). In order to effectively target morbidity management strategies, more information is rapidly needed on morbidity burden across all endemic countries. The purpose of this study was to d...

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Autores principales:	Stanton, Michelle C., Mkwanda, Square Z., Debrah, Alexander Y., Batsa, Linda, Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo, Hoerauf, Achim, Cliffe, Matthew, Best, Abigail, Molineux, Andrew, Kelly-Hope, Louise A.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4455607/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25981497 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0946-4

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