Patients' perceptions of podoconiosis causes, prevention and consequences in East and West Gojam, Northern Ethiopia

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

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

^a BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b TOMS   (United Kingdom)

^c International Orthodox Christian Charities   (Ethiopia)

^d NONE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELEPHANTIASIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELEPHANTIASIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866659830     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-828     Document Type: Article

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