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Developing a Buruli ulcer community of practice in Bankim, Cameroon: A model for Buruli ulcer outreach in Africa

BACKGROUND: In the Cameroon, previous efforts to identify Buruli ulcer (BU) through the mobilization of community health workers (CHWs) yielded poor results. In this paper, we describe the successful creation of a BU community of practice (BUCOP) in Bankim, Cameroon composed of hospital staff, forme...

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Autores principales:	Awah, Paschal Kum, Boock, Alphonse Um, Mou, Ferdinand, Koin, Joseph Tohnain, Anye, Evaristus Mbah, Noumen, Djeunga, Nichter, Mark
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5889189/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29584724 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006238

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