High prevalence of non-leprotic hypochromic patches among children in a rural area of Mali, West Africa

Leprosy Review

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 144-146

  Faye, O ^a   N'Diaye, H T ^a   Keita, S ^a   Traore A K ^a   Hay, R J ^b   Mahe A ^c  

^a Institut Marchoux Mali   (Mali)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Institut dHygiene Sociale Dakar   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HYPOCHROMIC PATCH; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEVUS; PITYRIASIS; PREVALENCE; SKIN DISEASE; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; MALE; MALI; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 22844446619     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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