Using a "genomics tool" to develop disease prevention strategy in a low-income setting: Lessons from the podoconiosis research project

Journal of Community Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 303-309

  Ayele, Fasil Tekola ^a   Adeyemo, Adebowale ^a   Rotimi, Charles N ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLAY; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HERITABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORBIDITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PODOCONIOSIS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SHOE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84869114602     PISSN: 1868310X     EISSN: 18686001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12687-012-0086-0     Document Type: Article

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