Leprosy and disability control in the Guera Prefecture of Chad, Africa: Do women have access to leprosy control services?

Leprosy Review

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 267-278

  Schäfer, Johannes ^a  

^a Leprosy Mission Projet Lutte C   (Chad)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEPROSY; LEPROSY CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF HELP; SHOE; THERAPY;

EID: 0031761521     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19980028     Document Type: Article

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