A national survey of musculoskeletal impairment in Rwanda: prevalence, causes and service implications.
BACKGROUND: Accurate information on the prevalence and causes of musculoskeletal impairment (MSI) is lacking in low income countries. We present a new survey methodology that is based on sound epidemiological principles and is linked to the World Health Organisation's International Classificati...
Main Authors: | Oluwarantimi Atijosan, Dorothea Rischewski, Victoria Simms, Hannah Kuper, Bonaventure Linganwa, Assuman Nuhi, Allen Foster, Chris Lavy |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2483936?pdf=render |
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