A comparative clinico-pathological study of single dose ROM in paucibacillary leprosy patients with 1-3 skin lesions

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-217

  Deshmukh, A R ^a   Dhurat, R S ^a   Jerajani, U R ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; LEPROSTATIC AGENT; MINOCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; PLACEBO; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SMEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUNK; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MALE; MINOCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141570808     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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