Leprosy in China: Delay in the detection of cases

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 181-188

  Chen, X S ^a   Li, W Z ^a   Jiang, C ^a   Ye, G Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHINA; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN; LEPROSY; LEPROSY EPIDEMIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034115327     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.2000.11813527     Document Type: Article

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