Supporting 'the individual' with leprosy: The need for a 'post-elimination strategy'

Leprosy Review

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 2-6

  Porter, John D H ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERADICATION THERAPY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEPROSY; LEPROSY CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 1642310244     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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