The extent of leprosy-related disabilities in Istanbul Leprosy Hospital, Turkey

Leprosy Review

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-49

  Cakiner T ^a   Yuksel A ^a   Senal Egit A ^a   Cagri G ^a   Karacorlu M ^b   Kultur A ^a  

^a Istanbul Leprosy Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; IRIDOCYCLITIS; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLANTAR ULCER; RATING SCALE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0030980524     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19970007     Document Type: Article

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