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Risk factors for diagnosed noma in northwest Nigeria: A case-control study, 2017

BACKGROUND: Noma (cancrum oris), a neglected tropical disease, rapidly disintegrates the hard and soft tissue of the face and leads to severe disfiguration and high mortality. The disease is poorly understood. We aimed to estimate risk factors for diagnosed noma to better guide existing prevention a...

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Autores principales: Farley, Elise, Lenglet, Annick, Ariti, Cono, Jiya, Nma M., Adetunji, Adeniyi Semiyu, van der Kam, Saskia, Bil, Karla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6107110/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30138374
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006631