Impairment and disability in leprosy: In search of the missing link

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 361-374

  Van Brakel, W H ^a   Anderson, A M ^a  

^a NONE   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEPAL; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEPAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031413599     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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