Global leprosy elimination: Time to change more than the elimination target date

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 316-317

  Durrheim, D N ^a   Speare, R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; RIFAMPICIN;

DISEASE CONTROL; LEPROSY;

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEPROSY; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; PREVALENCE; SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0037406320     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.5.316     Document Type: Editorial

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