Addressing the neglected tropical disease podoconiosis in Northern Ethiopia: Lessons learned from a new community podoconiosis program

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Tomczyk, Sara ^a   Tamiru, Abreham ^b   Davey, Gail ^c  

^a International Orthodox Christian Charities   (Ethiopia)

^b Brighton and Sussex Medical School ^*  (Ethiopia)

^c BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTENT ANALYSIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PODOCONIOSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRAINING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ELEPHANTIASIS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEGLECTED DISEASE; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ELEPHANTIASIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859176880     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001560     Document Type: Review

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