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A comparison of outcome measures used to report clubfoot treatment with the Ponseti method: results from a cohort in Harare, Zimbabwe

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2365-3

Published Online: 2018-12-22

Published Print: 2018-12

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Authors

Smythe, Tracey https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3408-7362
Gova, Maxman

Muzarurwi, Rumbidzai

Foster, Allen

Lavy, Christopher
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

The Beit Trust

MiracleFeet

ZANE
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Article History

Received: 6 April 2018

Accepted: 30 November 2018

First Online: 22 December 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: Ethical approval for this study was granted by the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (ref:11132 /RR/4725). All children and their caregivers were read an information sheet about the study and given an opportunity to ask questions. If they agreed to participate, written consent was taken from the caregiver who remained present throughout the assessment as per national requirements.

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