Prevalence of podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis) in Wolaitta, Southern Ethiopia

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 217-220

  Destas, Kelemu ^a   Ashine, Meskele ^a   Davey, Gail ^b  

^a Mossy Foot Association   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEPHANTIASIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PODOCONIOSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RESIDENT; SEX RATIO; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELEPHANTIASIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHOES;

EID: 0142074334     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550303300410     Document Type: Article

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