Patterns of ocular morbidity and blindness in leprosy - A three centre study in Eastern India

Leprosy Review

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-140

  Thompson, Kirsteen J ^a,b   Allardice, Gwen M ^c   Babu, G Rajan ^d   Roberts, Helen ^e   Kerketta, Walter ^d   Kerketta, Aalo ^d  

^a Purulia Leprosy Home and Hospital   (India)

^b GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d India   (India)

^e Premananda Memorial Leprosy Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INDIA; LEPROSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; BLINDNESS; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33746038079     PISSN: 03057518     EISSN: 03057518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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