Trends in case detection influenced by leprosy elimination campaigns in certain areas of China

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-50

  Jianping, Shen ^a   Gupte, M D ^b   Manickam, P ^b   Meiwen, Yu ^a   Wenzhong, Li ^a   Liangbin, Yan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY   (China)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHINA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEPROSY; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT;

ADULT; CHINA; HUMANS; LEPROSY;

EID: 1842629629     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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