Characteristics of known leprosy contact in a high endemic area in Brazil

Leprosy Review

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-40

  Deps, Patricia D ^a   Guedes, Bruno V S ^a   Bucker Filho, Jander ^a   Andreatta, Matheus K ^a   Marcari, Rafael S ^a   Rodrigues, Laura C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CONTACT TRACING; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646469883     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: 03057518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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