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Soil iron and aluminium concentrations and feet hygiene as possible predictors of Podoconiosis occurrence in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Podoconiosis (mossy foot) is a neglected non-filarial elephantiasis considered to be caused by predisposition to cumulative contact of uncovered feet to irritative red clay soil of volcanic origins in the tropical regions. Data from structured observational studies on occurrence of Podoc...
Autores principales: | Muli, Jacinta, Gachohi, John, Kagai, Jim |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5584976/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28832604 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005864 |
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