Case detection, gender and disability in leprosy in Bangladesh: A trend analysis

Leprosy Review

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 160-173

  Richardus, Jan Hendrik ^b   Meima, A ^c   Croft, R P ^a   Habbema, J D F ^c  

^a Danish Bangladesh Leprosy Mission   (Bangladesh)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABILITY; DISEASE CONTROL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; LEPROSY; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0032837357     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990019     Document Type: Article

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