Hansen's disease

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 647-652

  Wathen, Patricia I ^a,b  

^a Univ of Texas Health Science Center ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LEPROSY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029940372     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199607000-00001     Document Type: Review

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