Cost-effectiveness and social outcomes of a community-based treatment for podoconiosis lymphoedema in the East Gojjam zone, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Podoconiosis is a disease of the lymphatic vessels of the lower extremities that is caused by chronic exposure to irritant soils. It results in leg swelling, commonly complicated by acute dermatolymphangioadenitis (ADLA), characterised by severe pain, fever and disability. METHODS: We co...

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Pubblicato in:PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Autori principali: Hounsome, Natalia, Kassahun, Meseret Molla, Ngari, Moses, Berkley, James A., Kivaya, Esther, Njuguna, Patricia, Fegan, Greg, Tamiru, Abreham, Kelemework, Abebe, Amberbir, Tsige, Clarke, Annabelle, Lang, Trudie, Newport, Melanie J., McKay, Andy, Enquoselassie, Fikre, Davey, Gail
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science 2019
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808421/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31644556
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007780
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