Delayed diagnosis of leprosy and the potential role of educational activities in Brazil

Leprosy Review

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-258

  Da Silva Souza, Cacilda ^a   Bacha, Juliana Totti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISABILITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN DEFECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141558900     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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