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Burden assessment of podoconiosis in Wayu Tuka woreda, east Wollega zone, western Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: Podoconiosis is a neglected tropical disease characterised by a slowly progressive swelling of the foot and lower leg. It is prevalent among subsistence barefoot farmers who live and work in highland areas of the tropics. This study was conducted in Wayu Tuka ‘woreda’ (district), western...

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Autores principales: Bekele, Kenate, Deribe, Kebede, Amberbir, Tsige, Tadele, Geleta, Davey, Gail, Samuel, Abdi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27670520
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012308