Ocular findings in leprosy patients in Nepal in the era of multidrug therapy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 888-892

  Nepal, Bhagavat P ^a   Shrestha, Ujjowala D ^a  

^a BP Koirala Lions Ctr Ophthal S ^*  (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPROSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIBACILLARY LEPROSY; NEPAL; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAUCIBACILLARY LEPROSY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UVEITIS; VISUAL DISORDER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PREVALENCE;

EID: 2342628579     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2003.12.048     Document Type: Article

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