Podoconiosis treatment in northern Ethiopia (GoLBet): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Podoconiosis is one of the forgotten types of leg swelling (elephantiasis) in the tropics. Unlike the other, better-known types of leg swelling, podoconiosis is not caused by any parasite, virus or bacterium, but by an abnormal reaction to minerals found in the clay soils of some tropica...

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Autores principales: Negussie, Henok, Kassahun, Meseret Molla, Fegan, Greg, Njuguna, Patricia, Enquselassie, Fikre, McKay, Andy, Newport, Melanie, Lang, Trudie, Davey, Gail
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4504163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26177812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0818-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4504163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26177812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0818-7

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