Leprosy elimination through integrated basic health services in Myanmar: The role of midwives

Leprosy Review

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 174-179

  Barua, Sumana ^a   Wakai, S ^b   Shwe, T ^c   Umenai, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c National Leprosy Elimination Program   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPROSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLISTER PACK; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LEPROSY; LEPROSY CONTROL; MIDWIFE; MYANMAR; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0032817684     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990020     Document Type: Article

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