Impact of Community-Based Lymphedema Management on Perceived Disability among Patients with Lymphatic Filariasis in Orissa State, India
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is the world's second-leading cause of disability and causes limb lymphedema and elephantiasis in up to 15 million people and lymphedema or hydrocele in over 40 million people, worldwide. A massive global effort has been undertaken to eliminate LF as a public health pr...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3597476/ |