Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index
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the initial phase. It is usually transmitted by a tsetse fly species of the riverine group (Glossina palpalis) in a man-fly-man cycle. While animals can also get infected with T.b. gambiense, the role such infected animals play in transmission still needs to be clarified.
Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index Definition Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index or functional questionnaire recommended for monitoring functional outcomes in the knee and hip joints.
getting around, self care, getting along with others, household and work activities, and participation in society.
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