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Magnitude of Podoconiosis and Its Associated Factors among an Adult Population in Waghmra Zone, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

BACKGROUND: Podoconiosis is one of the neglected tropical diseases, and it is a nonfilarial elephantiasis caused by prolonged barefoot exposure to irritant soil. This is manifested by slowly progressive swelling of the foot and lower leg which may lead to an irreversible disability among affected pe...

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Autores principales: Getie, Addisu, Atamenta, Tegene, Nigatu, Ribka, Abera, Aklilu, Girma, Mingizem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7428830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32832556
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9107562