The hand-foot impairment score as a tool for evaluating prevention of disability activities in leprosy: An exploration in patients treated with corticosteroids

Leprosy Review

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 344-354

  Broekhuis, S M ^a   Meima, A ^a   Koelewijn, L F ^a   Richardus, J H ^a   Benbow, C ^a   Saunderson, P R ^a  

^a American Leprosy Missions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFORMITY; DISABILITY; ETHIOPIA; FOOT; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE FUNCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033739054     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.20000039     Document Type: Article

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