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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 83, 1989 - Issue 2
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Disability from dracunculiasis: effect on mobility

G. S. SmithDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD21205, U.S.A.
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D. BlumDepartment of Tropical Hygiene, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, LondonWC1E 7HT, U.K.
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S. R. A. HuttlyDepartment of Tropical Hygiene, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, LondonWC1E 7HT, U.K.
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N. OkekeUNICEF, 11A Osborne Road, Lagos, Nigeria
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B. R. KirkwoodDepartment of Tropical Hygiene, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, LondonWC1E 7HT, U.K.
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R. G. FeachemDepartment of Tropical Hygiene, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, LondonWC1E 7HT, U.K.
Pages 151-158 | Received 15 Apr 1988, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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