Snakebite is a major problem affecting the rural poor in many of the poorest countries in the tropics. However, the scale of the socio-economic burden has rarely been studied. We undertook a comprehensive assessment of the burden in Sri Lanka.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/socio-economic-burden-snakebite-sri-lanka
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0005647
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/geoff-k-isbister
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/hithanadura-janaka-de-silva
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/david-g-lalloo
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-neglected-tropical-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/snakes
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
