Impact of community-based lymphedema management on perceived disability among patients with lymphatic filariasis in Orissa State, India.

• Glavni autori: Philip J Budge (Autor), Kristen M Little (Autor), Katherine E Mues (Autor), Erin D Kennedy (Autor), Aiysha Prakash (Autor), Jonathan Rout (Autor), LeAnne M Fox (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Lymphatic filariasis (LF) infects approximately 120 million people worldwide. As many as 40 million have symptoms of LF disease, including lymphedema, elephantiasis, and hydrocele. India constitutes approximately 45% of the world's burden of LF. The Indian NGO Church's Auxiliary for Social...