Screening for leprosy in immigrants - A decision analysis model

Leprosy Review

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 240-248

  Taylor, Richard ^a   King, Kathleen ^b   Vodicka, Peter ^a   Hall, John ^a   Evans, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LEPROSY; PREVALENCE; SCREENING;

AUSTRALIA; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0141782199     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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