Health-related impact on quality of life and coping strategies for chikungunya: A qualitative study in Curaçao.

• Main Authors: Jelte Elsinga (Author), Martin P Grobusch (Author), Adriana Tami (Author), Izzy Gerstenbluth (Author), Ajay Bailey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chikungunya is an emerging public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions, due to ongoing transmission and its incapacitating acute disease phase, and chronic sequelae. The disease is responsible for a major impact on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), which may last several years. T...