Podoconiosis in east and west Gojam zones, Northern Ethiopia

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Molla, Yordanos B ^a   Tomczyk, Sara ^b   Amberbir, Tsige ^b   Tamiru, Abreham ^c   Davey, Gail ^a  

^a BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b International Orthodox Christian Charities   (Ethiopia)

^c NONE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ADENOLYMPHANGITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOOT CARE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEG SWELLING; LYMPHANGITIS; MALE; PODOCONIOSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOE; WALKING; ELEPHANTIASIS; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; NEGLECTED DISEASE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELEPHANTIASIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHANGITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864592259     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001744     Document Type: Article

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