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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...
Autores principales: | Negussie, Henok, Kassahun, Meseret Molla, Fegan, Greg, Njuguna, Patricia, Enquselassie, Fikre, McKay, Andy, Newport, Melanie, Lang, Trudie, Davey, Gail |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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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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