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Health-related quality of life and associated factors among Onchocerciasis patients in southeast Nigeria: A cross-sectional comparative study

INTRODUCTION: Onchocerciasis, a neglected tropical disease of public health importance, causes chronic morbidity and severe disability that may impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the infected people. This study assessed the HRQoL and associated factors among onchocerciasis patients...

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Autores principales:	Otache, Adah E., Ezenwosu, Ifeyinwa L., Ossai, Edmund N., Aniwada, Elias C., Nwobi, Emmanuel A., Uzochukwu, Benjamin SC.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2022
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8827426/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35139077 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010182

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