Trends of case detection and other indicators of leprosy in China during 1985-2002

Chinese Medical Sciences Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 77-82

  Shen, Jian Ping ^a   Gupte, M D ^b   Jiang, Cheng ^a   Manickam, P ^b   Yu, Mei Wen ^a   Li, Wen Zhong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY   (China)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Case detection; Epidemiology; Leprosy

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; RELAPSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DAPSONE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; RECURRENCE;

EID: 23044479274     PISSN: 10019294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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