Quantifying the physical and socio-economic burden of filarial lymphoedema in Chikwawa District, Malawi
Conclusions
Filarial lymphoedema causes significant hardship, particularly in relation to ADLAs, and the scale of the problem needs to be better defined with new specific tools so that the best support and care can be provided to those in greatest need.
Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Martindale, S., Mkwanda, S. Z., Smith, E., Molyneux, D., Stanton, M. C., Kelly-Hope, L. A. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
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