Neglected patients with a neglected disease? A qualitative study of lymphatic filariasis.
BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a so-called neglected tropical disease, currently overshadowed by higher-profile efforts to address malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS. Despite recent successes in arresting transmission, some 40 million people who already have the disease have been largely...
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Main Authors: | Myrtle Perera (Author), Margaret Whitehead (Author), David Molyneux (Author), Mirani Weerasooriya (Author), Godfrey Gunatilleke (Author) |
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2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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