Study of ocular changes in leprosy patients

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-202

  Monteiro, L G ^a   Campos, W R ^a   Orefice F ^a,b   Grossi, M A F ^a  

^a Med Sch of the Fed Univ of MG

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; SCHIRMER TEST; TUBERCULOID LEPROSY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; EYE; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031876830     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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