A Survey of Leprosy Impairments and Disabilities among Patients Treated by MDT in Burkina Faso

International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-25

  Tiendrebeogo, Alexandre ^a   Toure, Idrissou ^b   Zerbo, Petit Jean ^c  

^a Unite Epidemiologie Formation

^b Institut Marchoux Mali   (Mali)

^c National Leprosy Program   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DISABILITY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HAND MALFORMATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE;

ADULT; AFRICA, NORTHERN; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029683941     PISSN: 0148916X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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