Lymphoedema management to prevent acute dermatolymphangioadenitis in podoconiosis in northern Ethiopia (GoLBeT): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Lymphoedema management to prevent acute dermatolymphangioadenitis in podoconiosis in northern Ethiopia (GoLBeT): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Summary: Background: Podoconiosis (also known as endemic, non-filarial elephantiasis) affects about 4 million subsistence farmers in tropical Africa. Poor awareness of the condition and inadequate evidence for the efficacy of treatment mean that no government in an endemic country yet offers lympho...

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Main Authors: Henok Negussie, PhD, Meseret Molla, PhD, Moses Ngari, MSc, James A Berkley, ProfPhD, Esther Kivaya, MSc, Patricia Njuguna, MMed, Greg Fegan, ProfPhD, Abreham Tamiru, MPH, Abebe Kelemework, MSc, Trudie Lang, ProfPhD, Melanie J Newport, ProfPhD, Andy McKay, ProfPhD, Fikre Enquoselassie, ProfPhD, Gail Davey, ProfMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18301244

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