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Linking soils and human health: geospatial analysis of ground-sampled soil data in relation to community-level podoconiosis data in North West Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Podoconiosis is a form of leg swelling, which arises when individuals are exposed over time to red clay soil formed from alkaline volcanic rock. The exact causal agent of the disease is unknown. This study investigates associations between podoconiosis disease data and ground-sampled soi...

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Autores principales: Gislam, H, Burnside, N G, Brolly, M, Deribe, K, Davey, G, Wanji, S, Suh, C E, Kemp, S J, Watts, M J, Le Blond, J S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7738663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33216129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa138