Podoconiosis, non-filarial elephantiasis, and lymphology

Lymphology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 168-177

  Davey, Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elephantiasis; Lymphedema; Podoconiosis; Soil

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELEPHANTIASIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; PATHOGENESIS; PODOCONIOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLIMATE; ELEPHANTIASIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 79952286842     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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