Neglected patients with a neglected disease? A qualitative study of lymphatic filariasis.

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, Margaret Whitehead, David Molyneux, Mirani Weerasooriya, Godfrey Gunatilleke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2100378?pdf=render

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