Profile of leprosy in children: Past and present

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 255-259

  Ebenezer, L ^a   Arunthathi, S ^a,b   Kurian, N ^a  

^a Schieffelin Leprosy Res Train Ctr   (India)

^b Branch of Medicine   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPROSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFORMITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030782541     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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