Physical and psychosocial burden due to lymphatic filariasis as perceived by patients and medical experts

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 567-573

  Kumari, A Krishna ^a   Harichandrakumar, K T ^a   Das, L K ^a   Krishnamoorthy, K ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Descriptive system; Health domain; Lymphatic filariasis; Physical; Psychosocial; Severity levels

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; FILARIASIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; LYMPHANGITIS; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LYMPHANGITIS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; WALKING;

EID: 20444396572     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01426.x     Document Type: Article

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