Leprosy in Toronto: An analysis of 184 imported cases

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-59

  Boggild, Andrea K ^a   Correia, Jason D ^a   Keystone, Jay S ^a,c   Kain, Kevin C ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CANADA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FILIPINO; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INDIA; INDIAN; LEG; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MIGRATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROPATHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TROPICAL DISEASE; URBAN POPULATION; VIET NAM;

EID: 1642533697     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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