Results of a 1 year Special Action Project for the Elimination of Leprosy (SAPEL) in poorly accessible areas of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Leprosy Review

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-62

  Ebenso, Bassey Effiong ^a  

^a Leprosy Mission Africa Nigeria   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPROSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEPROSY; MALE; NIGERIA; TRAVEL;

EID: 0032921245     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.19990012     Document Type: Article

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