Hidden prevalence of leprosy [2]

Leprosy Review

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-100

  Kalk, A ^a  

^a Klinikum der Ludwig Maximilians Universität München   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CASE DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEPROSY; LETTER; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; LEPROSY; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 1642407591     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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