Should nutritional status evaluation be included in the initial needs assessment of leprosy patients with disability prior to socio-economic

Leprosy Review

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 206-211

  Vaz, Mario ^a   Diffey, Bronwyn ^b   Jacob, Auburn J W ^c   Vaz, Manjulika ^d  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Emmaus Swiss Leprosy Project   (India)

^d The P and P Group   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; INCOME; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SOCIAL CLASS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0034935082     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/0305-7518.20010027     Document Type: Article

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