Development and testing of a de novo clinical staging system for podoconiosis (endemic non-filarial elephantiasis)

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1277-1283

  Tekola, Fasil ^b   Ayele, Zewdu ^c   Mariam, Dereje Haile ^d   Fuller, Claire ^e   Davey, Gail ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c All Africa Leprosy Tuberculosis and Rehabilitation Training Centre Addis Ababa   (Ethiopia)

^d Otona Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^e EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agreement; Community worker; Non filarial elephantiasis; Podoconiosis; Repeatability; Staging system

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; PARASITIC DISEASE; TESTING METHOD;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELEPHANTIASIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PODOCONIOSIS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NODULE; SOCIAL WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALUMINUM SILICATES; ELEPHANTIASIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOIL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 53549083506     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02133.x     Document Type: Article

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