Lagophthalmos surgery in leprosy: Findings from a population-based survey in Korea

Leprosy Review

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 285-291

  Courtright, P ^a   Kim, S H ^a   Tungpakorn, N ^a   Cho, B H ^a   Lim, Y K ^a   Lee, H J ^a   Lewallen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; LAGOPHTHALMOS; LEPROSY; LEPROSY CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0034750850     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.20010035     Document Type: Article

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