Leprosy in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa - Eliminated or hidden?

Leprosy Review

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 326-333

  Durrheim, D N ^a,d   Fourie, A ^b   Balt, E ^a   Le Roux, M ^c   Harris, B N ^a   Matebula, M ^b   De Villiers, M ^c   Speare, R ^d  

^a Mpumalanga Department of Health and Social Services   (South Africa)

^b Leprosy Mission of South Africa   (South Africa)

^c Ermelo District Health Office   (South Africa)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEPROSY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL; SCREENING; SKIN BIOPSY; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036953044     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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