Detecting and staging podoconiosis cases in North West Cameroon: positive predictive value of clinical screening of patients by community health workers and researchers

BACKGROUND: The suitability of using clinical assessment to identify patients with podoconiosis in endemic communities has previously been demonstrated. In this study, we explored the feasibility and accuracy of using Community Health Implementers (CHIs) for the large scale clinical screening of the...

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Autores principales: Wanji, Samuel, Kengne-Ouafo, Jonas A., Datchoua-Poutcheu, Fabrice R., Njouendou, Abdel Jelil, Tayong, Dizzel Bita, Sofeu-Feugaing, David D., Amvongo-Adjia, Nathalie, Fovennso, Bridget A., Longang-Tchounkeu, Yolande F., Tekola-Ayele, Fasil, Enyong, Peter A., Newport, Melanie J., Davey, Gail
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5029032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27650390
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3669-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5029032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27650390
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3669-6

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