Sensory re-ablement of the hand in leprosy: The next surgical frontier

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-117

  Richard, B M ^a  

^a Green Pastures Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre Nepal   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; LEPROSY; REHABILITATION; SENSORY NEUROPATHY;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HAND; HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HUMANS; LEPROSY; TOUCH;

EID: 0030925366     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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