Launch of the international podoconiosis initiative

The Lancet

Volumn 379, Issue 9820, 2012, Pages 1004-

  Davey, Gail ^a   Bockarie, Moses ^b   Wanji, Samuel ^c   Addiss, David ^d   Fuller, Claire ^e   Fox, Leanne ^f   Mycoskie, Mike ^g   Gruin, Mark ^h   Tsegaye, Aster ⁱ   Ayele, Fasil Tekola ^j   Newport, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and Environment   (Cameroon)

^d Children Without Worms   (United States)

^e International Foundation for Dermatology   (United Kingdom)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^g TOMS Shoes Inc   (United States)

^h International Orthodox Christian Charities   (United States)

ⁱ ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANTIASIS; ETHIOPIA; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; LYMPHEDEMA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PODOCONIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHOE; STIGMA;

EID: 84858431149     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60427-9     Document Type: Letter

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